Up 'n' Under (1998)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

John Godber

Writer:

John Godber (written by)

Release Date:

23 January 1998 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Sport

Tagline:

She's got eight weeks to squeeze a winning team out of six lemons...

Plot:

The Cobblers Arms have been the best and most feared Amateur Rugby League team for the past ten years...

Plot Keywords:

Bet | Seven A Side | Pub | Rugby League | Fitness

Cast

Gary Olsen	...	Arthur Hoyle
Richard Ridings	...	Frank
Samantha Janus	...	Hazel Scott
Ralph Brown	...	Phil
Neil Morrissey	...	Steve
Adrian Hood	...	Tommy
David MacCreedy	...	Tony
Tony Slattery	...	Reg Welch
Griff Rhys Jones	...	Ray Mason, Radio York commentator
Jane Clifford-Thornton	...	Doreen Hoyle
Susan Tully	...	June
John Thomson	...	Stan
Nicholas Lane	...	Colin West
Jenny Jules	...	Carol
Maria Pastel	...	Vicky

Also Known As:

Up and Under

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Singapore:PG | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Company:

Ballpark Productions Partnership

Trivia:

Based on a stage play "Up 'n' Under" first performed by the Hull Truck Theatre Company in 1984.

Movie Connections:

References Rocky IV (1985)

Soundtrack:

Tomorrow

Typical underdog sport-movie with some good characters.

"Up 'n' Under" is a typical British movie. It isn't really a comedy with ha-ha moments but it's a comedy with a nice warm feeling and it's a simple feel good movie.

However "Up 'n' Under" certainly isn't a very good or memorable movie. The story is quite simple and to be frank, there isn't very much happening. Of course the movie its story is also awfully predictable. I don't think that the ending is a surprise to anyone and the movie is similar to many other sport underdog movies. So you can say that this is a movie that adds little to nothing to the genre.

The biggest strength of the movie is in its character and that perhaps is the only element of the movie that still makes this movie a watchable one. The characters feel warm and somewhat realistic and really are the heart of the movie. It's believable that these guys in the movie are friends for years. The actors really aren't the best ever but they are believable in their roles, so they did their job.

You're way better of watching a different underdog-sport-movie but when you decide to still watch this movie you'll be fairly entertained by it. It isn't really a boring or very bad movie, it's just a movie that isn't terribly original or new.

5/10