Brassed Off

Why did I say that? Because most of the negative comments come from right wing liberal haters who have entirely missed the meaning behind the film. I even read one which announced "keep politics out of my entertainment"!!! Sorry, but... Full review

Good message, bit long and painful. I never knew quite where they were going in this movie, but not in an interesting kind-of way. It was my second attempt at getting through this one. It wasn't humorous, but shared with us... Full review

Director is Mark Herman but the movie themes remind Ken Loach and its stories about people losing jobs but keeping their dignity... Basically everything is inspired by events that really took place over Margaret Thatcher Government (when the film is... Full review

Could not get into this movie. I couldn't tell you why, it just was blahh. The characters were boring and flat. I never really cared about them.... Full review

'Brassed Off' came at just the right time for British politics, just as the death knell for the Conservative Party as the main political force sounded; the story fictionalises the troubles of the real-life Grimethorpe Colliery Band (who you hear... Full review

I watched it by accident. I really like the movie, plain story, daily life. But human's fight for dignity and courage impressed me. A great movie.... Full review

Sure there aren't any car chases, there aren't any shoot'em dead, there aren't any explosions so - no wonder many people didn't find it attractive, or got disapointed for lack of fast-cut MTV editting style. This is a real film, the... Full review

This film has everything: Humour. Poignancy. A message. Human characters. Warmth. A great cast and good story. Interesting locales. Creative techniques. (Watch for the clown scenes and especially the one in the playground.) "Brassed Off" was (and is) a powerful... Full review

I was lucky enough to catch this movie in the theater and still luckier to come across it again on video. How anyone can call it a comedy is beyond me. Yes there are some laughs, but there are far... Full review

This is British Cinema at its very best and has been my favourite film of all time since I first saw it on the big screen. I cannot think of two more powerful performances committed to celluloid than those of... Full review

Brassed off" also means dejected, fed up, as we learn in the glossary of terms we're given at the opening of the movie. The problem is that "Brassed Off" continues to spell out its message -- "It's people who matter" -- in billboard proportions long after that glossary's gone, even as writer and director Mark Herman doodles precious little curlicues of humanity in the movie's corners. ... Full Review

The film would be better with a little less tin and lot more brass. Brassed Off" has its heart in the right place and proves affecting at times, but keeps undercutting itself with clunky revelations and developments like this one. ... Full Review

In the case of Fitzgerald in particular, good embouchure does not necessarily make her look her best. The characters are beautifully drawn in this bittersweet melodrama written and directed by Mark Herman. ... Full Review

The difficulty is that "Brassed Off" operates at an emotional pitch that starts at a crescendo and never relents--rendering almost everything equally inconsequential. Sloppily dubbed (to avoid moments of troublesome dialect) and equally sentimental, "Brassed Off" provides a colorful cast of characters, but its tone is never as casual as it should be. ... Full Review

One of the movie's great pleasures is the music itself. There is not a moment in ``Brassed Off'' when I did not believe Postlethwaite was a brass band leader--and a bloody good one. He loves music. ... Full Review

Highland Baptist Church, Hogansville, Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Aaron McCullough, preaching. Laurie Wilson, music. Covered dish meal tol follow. * 30th Anniversary Homecoming, Westside Baptist Church, Sunday, 11 a.m. ... Full Article

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He may be starring in a movie called Brassed Off, but in real life, Ewan McGregor has little to be brassed off about. The thirtysomething Scotsman is one of the most popular actors of his generation on both sides of... ... Full Article

A son, a father and a brass band. Photo Copyright: Miramax Films (1997) Brassed Off starts as a comedy. The bandleader, Danny, picks up his adult son, Phil, for practice on his bicycle. ... Full Article