Saipan review

 


Everyone football fan knows the story of what happened between Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy ahead of the World Cup Finals in 2002. Even more so if you're Irish and a fan of football, it is one of the most infamous moments in the countrys history of sport as Roy Keane walks out on his team, country and manager after voicing his opinions on the horrible training facilities and overall atmosphere. It's a story this time around that is heavily dramatised as the movie proclaims before it begins and in that sense it works but on every other level Saipan is just a disjointed mish mash of real life footage with scenes of the actors in between. 

Steve Coogan and Eanna Hardwicke are really good as both Mick McCarthy and Roy Keane, Hardwicke especially nails the vibe and tone of Keane with his really unique personality and stance on things. Coogan is a lot less jagged as McCarthy in a performance that while good feels safe at times and good in others, both actors explode in the final act as a screaming match full of profanity and expletives takes place that is easily the best scene in the movie. 


Saipan is an interesting movie that's for sure. It's ultimately fine and worth checking out if you're a football fan but for the most part it just stands as nothing more than average at best and weak at parts in others as various figures seem miscast and out of place while others (mainly the two leads) feeling spot on. Saipan isn't a bad movie but it feels like we've seen it all before and you know what? maybe we have and it's time to let this story rest and stay in the past now. 

★★★

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