UNITED PASSIONS (Theatrical Release USA 2014)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.9|5.0 Starsììì

United Passions—confusing movie that does not seem to have an established focus—has little to no character development, no continuity, and no purpose in its presentation. If the writers had established more background, the audience could have left the film with higher appreciation of FIFA’s (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) value to football. An audience expects more from Sam Neill than he delivers and comes away surprised at how Tim Roth, at times, seems to ‘take the bull by the horns’ in his assigned lines.

Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia

Storyline

The movie follows the professional lives of three presidents of the International Football Association.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Frédéric Auburtin for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producers Tahir Maradov and David Poirot-Goslan  for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Joao Havelange (Sam Neill), Sepp Blatter (Tim Roth), Carl Hirschmann (Fisher Stevens), Horst Dassler (Thomas Kretschmann), Jules Rimet (Gérard Depardieu), Lord Kinnaird (Anthony Higgins),

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Maybe. This movie works for a niche market, a limited audience.

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Ben Meyers