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When Saturday Comes (1996)

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British writer-director Maria Giese filmed this independent sports drama, which centers around the wasted opportunities of young footballer Jimmy Muir (Sean Bean). Muir works in a brewery and lives with his parents and younger brother in the hard-scrabble industrial city of Sheffield, England. He loves to play soccer, but he is arrogant, disrespectful, and frequently drunk, and he has never made much of his talents. While playing for a local pub's team, Jimmy is spotted by Ken Jackson (Pete

Unrated, 1 hr. 37 min.

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Directed By: Maria Giese

Written By: Maria Giese

Cast

Sean Bean
Jimmy Muir
Emily Lloyd
Annie Docherty
Pete Postlethwaite
Ken Jackson
John McEnery
Joe Muir
Ann Bell
Sarah Muir
Melanie Hill
Mary Muir
Ken Kitson
Careers Officer
Rita May
Mabel
Chris Walker
Mac
David Leland
Priest
Bill Stewart
Bullneck
Sharon Jackson
Susie Barmaid
Freddie Fletcher
Judd
Peter Gunn
Tommy
James McKenna
George McCabe
John Tams
Brewery Worker
Craig Kelly
Russell Muir

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Despite being stuffed with cliches, When Saturday Comes is emotionally rewarding experience, and not only for those viewers who are in love with the most popular sport in the world.

November 19, 2002 Full Review | Comment

Dragan Antulov

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Hated it. There is no drama, no intensity, bad acting and little intrigue. I'm not a football fan but I used to think I understood why people were, now I?m not so sure.

December 30, 2009

Anthony Lawrie

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Watchable.....

July 20, 2007

Barry Lappin

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