| Saipan (the movie) 09:47 - Jan 16 with 1920 views | stainrods_elbow |
Anyone seen it? I did last night, though I'm not really sure I'd recommend it. Steve Coogan is a fine character actor, of course, and is passable in the role, but he's playing Mick McCarthy miles down age, while Éanna Hardwicke does an OK job as Keane but also looks and sounds nothing much like him.
No spoilers given or needed (we all know the story and its variants), but I agree with the review that critiqued it for falling rather lamely between documentary and drama while also lazily replicating certain myths around the pivotal blow-up between the protagonists, including the fallacy that Keane insulted MM's Irishness etc., and risibly exaggerating the Irish players' drunkeness etc.
As we know, Keane never played in a World Cup as a result, though the Irish team went out manfully to Spain on pens in the quarter final. I don't much like him for his occasional bouts of retributive psychosis, but I do admire him for his relentless and rare professionalism. Imagine him in his twilight years bossing our midfield and sorting out the likes of Varane and Madsen - and probably bawling out the manager from time to time while he's at it!
Excellence is a function of perfectionism - every single time. The best line in the film for me is where the struggling MM tells Keane 'I'm doing my best, Roy', who fires back 'You should be saying '"How do I get better?"'
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| Saipan (the movie) on 10:09 - Jan 16 with 1812 views | QPR_Hibs |
Thanks for the review, SE.
I would like to see this but it is not released in the UK until next Friday - 23rd January. |  |
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| Saipan (the movie) on 10:18 - Jan 16 with 1763 views | sprocket |
I'm Irish and lived through it at the time. It's been talked to death since then but I'm bored by it now so no real interest. I do remember we had a good side back then and still sticks with me what we could have done with Keane playing. |  | | |
| Saipan (the movie) on 10:34 - Jan 16 with 1723 views | Wegerles_Stairs |
Is the film anything to do with the play? | | | |
| Saipan (the movie) on 17:45 - Jan 16 with 1398 views | Paddyhoops |
Should have beaten Spain .They were outstanding on. the day.
As for Keane . He divided the country. Not sure why , he let his country down .
Pure and simple.
Just my opinion. Everybody had one at the time. | | | |
| Saipan (the movie) on 19:34 - Jan 16 with 1268 views | stainrods_elbow |
| Saipan (the movie) on 17:45 - Jan 16 by Paddyhoops |
Should have beaten Spain .They were outstanding on. the day.
As for Keane . He divided the country. Not sure why , he let his country down .
Pure and simple.
Just my opinion. Everybody had one at the time. |
How can it be both 'pure and simple (every time)' and just your opinion? | |
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| Saipan (the movie) on 19:38 - Jan 16 with 1260 views | BristolR |
I’m with you SE on the point about wishing we had him in our midfield…as LBlock would say…standards.
I like him |  | | |
| Saipan (the movie) on 21:42 - Jan 16 with 1160 views | Paddyhoops |
| Saipan (the movie) on 19:34 - Jan 16 by stainrods_elbow |
How can it be both 'pure and simple (every time)' and just your opinion? |
Good point . Sorry I don’t come up to your level of intelligence. | | | |
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| Saipan (the movie) on 22:54 - Jan 16 with 1023 views | lightwaterhoop |
I thought at the time that Roy Keane was just trying to be a younger version of Alex Ferguson and it just looked very embarrassing and ridiculous. | | | |
| Saipan (the movie) on 13:16 - Jan 17 with 736 views | Toast_R |
Keane played in the Irish team at USA 94. |  | | |
| Saipan (the movie) on 12:39 - Jan 18 with 511 views | mart_Goblin |
Is it me, but is this really necessary of a feature film?
Looking forward to Bryan Cranston as Kevin Keegan in “I’d luv it if we beat them, luv it” |  | | |
| Saipan (the movie) on 13:34 - Jan 18 with 462 views | DannyPaddox |
| Saipan (the movie) on 12:39 - Jan 18 by mart_Goblin |
Is it me, but is this really necessary of a feature film?
Looking forward to Bryan Cranston as Kevin Keegan in “I’d luv it if we beat them, luv it” |
Once Gareth Southgate got a play (musical?) written and performed about him it was open season. I’m waiting for the Steve McLaren in Jamaica film … Hair Island In The Sun. |  | | |
| Saipan (the movie) on 13:50 - Jan 18 with 437 views | qprmeath21 |
Roy Keane played in the US World Cup in 1994 | | | |
| Saipan (the movie) on 14:08 - Jan 18 with 414 views | mart_Goblin |
| Saipan (the movie) on 13:34 - Jan 18 by DannyPaddox |
Once Gareth Southgate got a play (musical?) written and performed about him it was open season. I’m waiting for the Steve McLaren in Jamaica film … Hair Island In The Sun. |
Ha. Very true. Forgotten about that | | | |
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