Product Details

• Actors: Max Beesley, Isla Blair, James Cosmo, Laura Fraser, Richard E. Grant
• Directors: Mick Davis
• Writers: Mick Davis
• Producers: Allan Scott, Beau St. Clair, Chris Symes, Guymon Casady, Pierce Brosnan
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Polygram USA Video
• VHS Release Date: December 4, 2001
• Run Time: 95 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000056VPZ
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #262,696 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

The Match [VHS] (1999) Max Beesley (Actor), Isla Blair (Actor), Mick Davis (Director) | Rated: PG-13 | Format: VHS Tape

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18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Match, March 3, 2001

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This review is from: The Match [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This video has just been released in the U.S. and is very hard to find. (I think Amazon may be the only source!). It has been available in the U.K. for a couple of years. Produced by Pierce Brosnan's Irish Dreamtime, the plot focuses on a "football" (soccer in the U.S.) match that will determine the fate of a Scottish town's pub. I enjoyed watching the main characters overcome physical and psychological issues. Although I didn't find the video "raucously funny", I did laugh several times. It's too bad the video is so expensive. I was afraid it would not be available for very long so I paid full price. It was worth it.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For those "Full Monty", "Brassed Off", & Ripping Yarns types, July 24, 2002

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Nagronsky "Nagronsky" (Skagit Valley, Wa USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Match [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Luckily, I caught this on cable, since 1)I'd never pay the current price of a new video & 2)I'd never pay the current price of a used video, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Semi-whacky, semi-touching, all the Scots accents (and attempts at Scots accents) made me want to watch the family dinner scenes of "So I Married An Axe Murderer" again. What happened to Scottish films? In the early-mid 80's they were very happening, but after exploding on the scene with "Local Hero", "Letter To Brezhnev", & "Gregory's Girl", but except for a quick teaser with "Trainspotting", Scotland seems to have concentrated their collective energy on things such as forming an independent parliament, rather than focusing on important things, like film. Time to prioritize, but until they do, efforts like this are good. Richard E. Grant is in his smarmy persona here, & I enjoyed him nearly as much as in How to Get Ahead In Advertising

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Smashing Match, January 9, 2007

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Ellen Hilts-gossett "Allthebestforyou" (Redondo Beach, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Match [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is one of the most charming "little" movies I've seen since "Local Hero." The gist is the only two pubs in a small Scottish town have played a local game of soccer for the past 99 years, with Benny's always losing. (It's the pub of choice for lovable losers, including the taciturn ex-professional footballer who doesn't socialize.)

On the occasion of the 100th game, the loser must hand over his pub to the winner, and then there'll be just one pub in town and a lot of barred people. I won't say any more to spoil the fun, but everyone's perfectly cast in this delightful movie.