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      A Shot at Glory

      R Released May 3, 2002 1 hr. 55 min. Drama List
      67% 21 Reviews Tomatometer 65% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score Desperate times call for desperate measures, so losing soccer coach Gordon McCloud (Robert Duvall) accepts the signing of Jackie McQuillan (Ally McCoist), a player with undeniable talent but a reputation as a team-killer. The team needs a player of star quality, or it may have to relocate from their tiny town to a larger market. Furthermore, McQuillan happens to be the coach's son-in-law, and McCloud hasn't exactly enjoyed the most harmonious relationship with his daughter. Read More Read Less

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      Steve D Everything was a bit too over the top for me. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review rory s A nice film starring Duvall the great actor and a Scottish football great. I thought the acting was good. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Really bad but really great at the same time!! WTF is the fish all about lol Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member The Scottish Cup in reality has provided fairy tale stories of wee teams that made it to the final - in recent years Gretna comes to mind. Small town club, wealthy benefactor owner, punches away above its weight. Gretna's 2006 Cup final ended in glorious failure as they took Premier Division Hearts to extra time before going down on penalties. So the idea is not as far fetched as it might appear.McCoist is a natural as a first time actor, with the added irony for Scottish viewers that this real life Rangers legend in the film plays a former Celtic star. Noteable for Duvall's valiant yet disastrous efforts at a Scottish accent, the film is also poignant in that it's one of the final screen appearances of that fine actress, the late Morag Hood. She delivers a typically accomplished performance given the limitations of the script.Good too to see assorted veterans from the Scottish football divisions, including Owen Coyle, Andy Smith, Ian McCall, Didier Agthe and Derek McInnes, as well as assorted TV pundits and hacks who again will be well known to a Scottish audience.They do help bring authenticity to the film's strongest feature, its football action.An entertaining enough pictire down to its inevitable finale. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member As cheesy as cheesy gets, but a wonderful who's who of Scottish football in the 80s and 90s. I'm not entirely sure where Duvall went to learn his accent right enough! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member 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% Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Nick Barbaro Austin Chronicle Rated: 4/5 May 12, 2002 Full Review Richard Roeper Ebert & Roeper Pretty good little movie. May 6, 2002 Full Review Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times Not as distinctive or even as humorous as its needs to be to stand out, but it has clearly been made with affection and care. Rated: 3.5/5 May 3, 2002 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 10, 2005 Full Review Dragan Antulov Draxblog Movie Reviews more like a standard Hollywood product than celebration of Beautiful Game Rated: 4/10 Jun 29, 2005 Full Review Greg Muskewitz eFilmCritic.com Rated: 3/5 Dec 22, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Desperate times call for desperate measures, so losing soccer coach Gordon McCloud (Robert Duvall) accepts the signing of Jackie McQuillan (Ally McCoist), a player with undeniable talent but a reputation as a team-killer. The team needs a player of star quality, or it may have to relocate from their tiny town to a larger market. Furthermore, McQuillan happens to be the coach's son-in-law, and McCloud hasn't exactly enjoyed the most harmonious relationship with his daughter.
      Director
      Michael Corrente
      Executive Producer
      Steven Bowman, Billy Heinzerling, Denis O'Neill
      Screenwriter
      Denis O'Neill
      Distributor
      Fine Line Features
      Production Co
      Fine Line Features
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      May 3, 2002, Original
      Release Date (DVD)
      Nov 19, 2002
      Sound Mix
      Surround