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Good start, but then it gets ruined

Boring, long, and too preachy.

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

I'd heard a lot of good things about this movie but it didn't really do much for me, it was just okay. Sure it was funny and cute and heartwarming but I think I was expecting more humour as this is described as a "romantic comedy" and it was actually kind of sad.We follow Paul Ashworth (Colin Firth), who uses Arsenal to fill his life starting (through flashbacks)as a lonely young boy. He continues his obsession into adulthood, using the team as an emotional anchor and basing his whole life (and moods) on how well the team is playing. His new girlfriend doesn't get it, I mean it's just a game! Arsenal takes on a life of its own though, its the third person in the relationship, its an obsession, its a metaphor for life and sadly Arsenal keeps losing. (Maple Leafs anyone). On one level I could totally relate to Paul's character as a Canadian we're all about the hockey, its what we talk about and it rules everything.As okay as this movie was it was still 100% better than the American baseball remake which I didn't even make it all the way through. I will have to make a point of reading Nick Hornby's book. 05.13

As an Arsenal fan my view of this film is no doubt biased, I simply love it and I can watch it time and time again. Any Arsenal fan would enjoy this film however I think that not only football fans but also any sports fan in general could appreciate and relate to this film.It is based on the book by Nick Hornby and the main elements are common throughout them although the story has been adapted quite a lot to make it more appropriate for a film. The relationship between the main character and his on and off girlfriend plays a central role in the film which differs from the book. The book is definitely worth a read for anyone who enjoys the film.Fever Pitch does a brilliant job of portraying all the emotions a football fan goes through, how it can affect every aspect of your life and how non football fans don't understand it. Therefore even people with no interest in football could also relate to this film and enjoy it. The whole cast were great in their respective roles and all brought a realistic element to it which is what I love about British films. I liked seeing Colin Firth in this role as it was an early film of his and probably not something most people would expect to see him in. I thought the whole atmosphere created in the scenes at matches was really authentic and it was also interesting to see how football has changed in certain ways. I can't pretend I would enjoy this film as much if it was about another team but I still think people shouldn't write it off because it's about Arsenal- or football even. This film is about a prominent aspect of British culture and therefore worth a watch for anyone.

By now you would have read enough reviews to know enough about the story and the characters.So here's my own opinion of Fever Pitch..Like the DVD cover states for this movie, "Love footie, hate footie, you'll love Fever Pitch". Fever Pitch defines how hundreds of millions of football fans feel around the world, who are as passionate as Paul (Colin Firth) is about Arsenal FC. The relationship with his father, how we handles his classroom and the teacher next door at the school are all realistic, especially if you're living in an obsessive football supporters world, or any sport for that matter..The fact that the Americans took this great script and tried to turn into a story of their own (See: The Perfect Catch) shows that it had great appeal on the otherside of the Atlantic.. The Americans sure have been lacking ideas lately and some have resorted to trying to remake old English classics, with somewhat less success.. e.g. The Italian Job, Alfie and now Fever Pitch If anything, in Fever Pitch you could see Colin Firth's potential to be more than just an English character actor and we all know where his early efforts have gotten him today.A funny film, well worth watching if you've ever been passionate about anything in life, regardless of what team you support..

Nick Hornby has made a reasonable living out of book that re-acclimatise age old blokey diversions with the mainstream. High Fidelity, a film about a record obsessive who comes to terms with regrets over previous girlfriends, was more successful generally. Fever Pitch deserves attention though as a well-acted, pleasantly scripted account of the same shortfalls and overlaps of growing up, this time centred around the obsession of football.Colin Firth, sporting a mop stolen from backstage at a Simply Red gig is the Arsenal compulsive, maybe not living and breathing the team but certainly wearing them. It's the high noon of 'cool Britannia' where women are getting used to the idea that not only thugs but also real men enjoy watching - indeed, following - football and this story is as much about Ruth Gemmell's Sarah coming to terms with that. Holly Aird and Mark Strong are the genre-satisfying confidants. It's a sine qua non for Arsenal supporters but all fans can enjoy it as well. 5/10