It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

Oh dear the search for a film which accurately captures the passion and drama of the world's most popular sport goes on. Bean has clearly let his heart rule his head with this particular pet project. Given that for once he has a role which is tailor made for his stock in trade 'professional yorkshireman' this perfectly suits his limited capabilities 'Nah den Frodo gie us that bludy ring'. The subject matter is clearly one which is close to his heart and perhaps because of that its a very predictable tale of a triumph against adversity. Whilst you correctly play guess the next plot development, try to count the accents as the cast struggle to convince. Emily Lloyd - watchable and feisty but what is that accent? Jimmy's younger brother tops the lot though with his constant references to 'Joonited'. I've never cheered a pit accident before but here its a welcome relief. The effort is clear (especially in trying to cover football effectively) but the overall result is disappointing as the film reverts to stereotype and formula. The ending is frustratingly predictable and leaves us wondering if we have just sat through a personal fantasy project for the lead who is seeking to fulfil some lost childhood dream. Having said all this there is nevertheless a strange fatal attraction to be had from watching this film. It is not dissimilar to the kind of rubbernecking behaviour when driving past a car crash which makes it hard not to look.

Uninspiring, total fairytale about a young Sheffield lad who never has the courage to pursue his dream of playing for local division one side United. That is until he meets a girl who really believes in him, and then everything changes."When Saturday Comes" is really a family drama about self-belief and self-destructive behaviour. It is not, however, a very good one. Too many clichés and a pointed script can't manage to involve the audience. None of the cast, including Sean Bean, Emily Lloyd and Pete Postlethwaite, are able to make you care. The final game is well staged and appears authentic.Monday, January 12, 1998 - Video

The BOREST (could i say so? or MOST BORING?) film i've ever seen (ok, maybe the second one: "Family Man" with Nicholas Cage is a little more awful). God knows i love football, but this film disproved women are possible to reason on sports. I've tried to watch it fearlessly, but couldn't help it: it's a pale green bore with pathetic attempts to show the "inner life of British working class heroes", "the class struggle" and all that. Soap opera meets Angry Young Men cinematography and goes to the area of a sugary drama. Dead dialogs. Puppet-like actors. Seems like "directoresse" didn't even made them play something. She'd better focus on some TV-series like, sort of, "Grace Under Fire" or something. How the idea to make a FOOTBALL movie only came to the head of this respectable woman?? Do excuse my not-so-perfect English, guys. :-)

Most of the other comments pretty much sum it up - a clichéd plot line, saddled with the problem of finding actors that look as if they are sportsmen. The action was a huge improvement on "Escape to Victory" for sure, but it was still stilted and pedestrian... This film does nothing new - its Billy Elliot with football boots - or should that be Billy Elliot is WSC with ballet shoes on... whatever... but BE was a far, far better film than this could ever hope to be - better sub plots, better acting, better dancing cf football. Sean Bean isn't a great actor - but he's better than this hackneyed excuse of a part.That all said the cameos almost save this film. The character of Jimmy's dad works - it hurts to watch this sad, bitter, twisted man. Jimmy, brother, Russell, although the dialogue and screenplay is somewhat underwhelming steals the show however for the one really "real" moment in this film that is delivered to perfection - the disappointment, the incredulity, the hero-trashed-before-my-eyes-don't-want-to-believe-it-how-can-you-do-it moment when Jimmy succumbs to peer pressure and downs a large whiskey before ordering another round on the night before his second trial. THAT moment alone takes this film into a fairly abject 5/10.didds