Fever Pitch
102 minutes,
UK (1997), 15
Average user rating 
(4.7 / 36 votes)
(4.7 / 36 votes)
A romantic comedy about a man, a woman and Arsenal Football Club
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Fever Pitch Review
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A romantic comedy about a man, a woman and Arsenal Football Club
Nick Hornby's autobiographical novel about a dedicated Arsenal fan following the Gunners' 1988/89 title challenge was as instrumental in the middle-classes hi-jacking football grounds as the Taylor Report. This adaptation for the screen confirmed the social change by casting Colin Firth in the central role.
Firth was riding the crest of a wave after his performance in the TV dramatisation of 'Sense And Sensibility', and the film capitalises on his popularity by adding a central romance not present in the book. Firth glowers and gripes while Ruth Gemmell is appealing as Sarah, his football shy fellow teacher. Their romance fluctuates as wildly as the team's season, as does the film, which although blessed with the book's wit and charm, never really rises above small-screen soap opera.
Firth was riding the crest of a wave after his performance in the TV dramatisation of 'Sense And Sensibility', and the film capitalises on his popularity by adding a central romance not present in the book. Firth glowers and gripes while Ruth Gemmell is appealing as Sarah, his football shy fellow teacher. Their romance fluctuates as wildly as the team's season, as does the film, which although blessed with the book's wit and charm, never really rises above small-screen soap opera.
Verdict
Not championship material, but sure of mid-table respectability.
Not championship material, but sure of mid-table respectability.
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