Douglas addresses rather serious issues with warmth and humour in this engaging football comedy, which doesn't actually show much football action.
Comment
11/15/07
Eleven Men Out (2007)
40 %
Reviews Counted: 10 Fresh: 4 Rotten:6 Average Rating: 5/10
Runtime: 85 mins
Synopsis: Óttar Thor is a champion soccer star, handsome and arrogant, who after winning a game casually tells a journalist he’s gay. Imagine the surprise to his wife, a former Miss Iceland, his teenage son, already sullen and troubled, and his father, Thor’s macho coach. A breezy and feisty... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Bjorn Hlynur Haraldsson, Helgi Bjornsson, Armundur Ernst, Lilja Nott, Sigurdur Skulason
Director: Robert I. Douglas
Screenwriter: Jon Atli Jonasson, Robert I. Douglas
Producer: Julius Kemp, Chowee Ingvar Þórðarson
Composer: Barði Johansson
Screenwriter: Jon Atli Jonasson, Robert I. Douglas
Producer: Julius Kemp, Chowee Ingvar Þórðarson
Composer: Barði Johansson
Reviews
1 - 10 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
If you detect anything fresh or original in terms of character or story development, you're probably not watching this movie.
11/16/07
While Eleven Men Out is an interesting look at how Icelandic society deals with homosexuality, it doesn't hold together as solid entertainment for U.S. audiences.
01/24/07
[Eleven Men Out] thoughtful and funny characters, something that should give this droll drama appeal beyond a niche gay audience.
05/20/06
Top Critic
Although a very serious subject, it is often approached with comedy. This one is more successful than a lot of television sitcoms have been in conveying the challenge and the rewards of the spiritual practice of openness.
03/26/06
There's at least a half dozen movies fighting for attention here, none of them particularly appealing.
03/10/06
The film might be trying to push boundaries in terms of male nudity, but no amount of penises can save this wannabe comedy that is just not funny.
02/21/06
A non-pandering crowd-pleaser whose character quirks and small stabs at poignancy feel refreshingly earned.
09/26/05
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