- Release Date: 1999
- Runtime: 95 min
- Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sport
- Starring: Max Beesley, Isla Blair, James Cosmo, Laura Fraser ... see all
- Director: Mick Davis
- Plot: The Match is a contemporary romantic comedy, set in the idyllic Highland village of Inverdoune. Wullie Smith, still carrying the physical and emotional scars of the childhood death of his... Read more
User Reviews
Great British talent
Jan 27, 2007
Andy Croft - imdb.com
Jan 27, 2007Andy Croft - imdb.com
I am reviewing this film as an ex pat actor from the UK watching it for the first time in Australia.Initially I thought Max Beesley had a look of Ewan Mcgregar.His performance is shows that he his equally talented. The... Full review
A pleasant little film
Dec 28, 2006
LCShackley - imdb.com
Dec 28, 2006LCShackley - imdb.com
THE MATCH is in the same category of "little UK films" as CALENDAR GIRLS, THE ENGLISHMAN WHO..., LOCAL HERO, etc. which depend on a likable and quirky set of characters to drive a plot that you KNOW will "all turn... Full review
Not a bad flick...
Oct 04, 2006
us_rugby_fan-1 - imdb.com
Oct 04, 2006us_rugby_fan-1 - imdb.com
I enjoyed this movie thoroughly. The only reason I gave it an 8 is because of the "love" interests they try and through it. If they would have just kept the movie about football between the two pubs, then it... Full review
A Delightful and Exciting Dramatic-Romantic Comedy
Mar 06, 2004
Claudio Carvalho - imdb.com
Mar 06, 2004Claudio Carvalho - imdb.com
Wullie Smith (Max Beesley) is a handicapped young man with a serious trauma: his brother Johnny died when they were young while climbing a mountain because of his fault. He works as a milkman in a tiny city in Scotland... Full review
A superb feelgood film.
Aug 18, 2000
cemk-2 - imdb.com
Aug 18, 2000cemk-2 - imdb.com
Now this one is a remarkable little gem. The plot is very sympathetic, it has no great ambitions to prove it's a box-office topper, it has a kindness and warmth many a film lack these days, or even, I dare... Full review
An enjoyable, light romantic-comedy.
Aug 11, 1999
LukeS - imdb.com
Aug 11, 1999LukeS - imdb.com
The Match is a comedy in the same vein as The Full Monty. It falls short of the latter in terms of sustained laugh-aloud comedy but has a naive sweetness and a fairly exciting footballing climax.The calibre of the cast... Full review
Critics Reviews
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The Match - Film Review
totalfilm.com –
1999-07-09
Describe the plot of The Match as paper thin and the nation's A4 manufacturers will have their defamation lawyers onto you like a shot. Boasting no hidden depths and barely a glimmer of a subplot, this tale of plucky no-hopers... ... Full Article
The first film by Mick Davis), {#The Match is a contemporary romantic comedy set in the idyllic village of Inverdoune nestling in the Scottish Highlands. ... Full Article


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