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Thursday, 22 December 2011

Mean Machine (2001)

Vinnie Jones is in prison and has to try and fit in with a cast of clichéd stock types in a British remake of The Longest Yard (1974). American football is replaced with regular football, which made me cringe when I found out. I hate football.  Despite that, it's the first time I've ever enjoyed a match in my entire life. The film is nothing to write home about, but the last half is good fun.
Jason Statham has a small role with very little screen time but steals the show every time he bulls his way in. It’s worth watching to see him on the field.

2½ ex-footballer acting at acting as an ex-footballer out of 5

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