A Shot At Glory Reviews

Pretty good movie...everytime Robert Duvall spoke with a scottish accent I had to laugh for some reason though!

Good football (soccer) movie. The football action scenes were very well choreographed. Robert Duvall did not disappoint.

This is a disgustingly bad movie. How an actor of Robert Duvall's quality agreed to make this steaming pile of turd i will never know.
As a fan of scottish football and culture all copies of this should be destroyed for harm to the nation.
Avoid this movie it may harm you mentally for the rest of your life if you don't.
Score 5%

A terrible movie that tries to show the magic of Scottish football and also attempts to expose and mend the religious bigotry that exists within the game. On both counts it fails miserably.

There are scenes in this film that are beyond ridicule. In one game there is a full back who must be 18 stone. (It's ex player Ian McCall I think but he's 40 plus)

Add to the poor plot and terrible script you have the great Duvall trying to do a Scottish accent and it's dreadful. Worse than Dick Van Dyke's attempt at Cockney in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

Yes the cinematography looks great but then anyone with a camera in Scotland will get breathtaking images - it's one truly stunningly beautiful country.

Watch this if you want a bit of mild amusement - nothing else.

This is not a great movie, but it is such a good movie that I am taking the time to write about it. Not great, but I had a smile on my face after watching it. The soundtrack is A+.

There aren?t too many films made about soccer (or football as it?s known overseas). Baseball, football, auto racing, even horseracing have received more attention from filmmakers than the sport of soccer. And, that?s a shame because, though I don?t profess to have even a basic understanding of the game, it is one of the most exhilarating of all sports in terms of excitement and fan loyalty. A Shot At Glory, starring Robert Duvall (who also produced) does a pretty fair job of bringing that brand of sporting enthusiasm to the small screen in a film that features strong performances from Duvall and a supporting cast that includes Michael Keaton, Cole Hauser, and Brian Cox. Family drama intertwines with action on the field as Duvall?s team of second-tier players makes a run for The Cup. There are some interesting dynamics at play, some explained better than others, and the final act surprises rather than taking the expected route. However, there is little in the way of character development and motivations often seem sketchy at best. Keaton does the best he can with his part, but it?s such a throw-away role that after a couple scenes with him you realize his part in the picture could have been summed up in just a couple lines of script. The cinematography is beautiful, capturing the sights and sounds of Scotland, while the sports action is shot and edited together in a way that makes it pretty easy to follow. My main complaint with A Shot At Glory was with the language ? this film could easily have been an inspirational tale for the whole family were it not for the number of f-bombs dropped by nearly every member of the cast. Overall, A Shot At Glory is a worthy rental, but, unless you are a die-hard Duvall fan, it?s probably not worthy of a spot on your video shelf.