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It’s been a long time, if ever, since Ken Loach made a film that could legitimately be called a crowd-pleaser, but this is precisely what he has made in “Looking for Eric.” Gentle, undemanding and buoyed by the effortlessly charismatic presence of the titular football god – it’s certainly the first Loach film to possess […]
SHORT TAKE: “Looking for Eric” (**1/2)
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:49 pm · June 13th, 2009
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Polite reception for Loach’s latest
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:49 am · May 18th, 2009
As I expected, Ken Loach’s “Looking For Eric,” his first Cannes entry since winning the Palme d’Or in 2006, hasn’t exactly set the Croisette alight. Critics seem to agree that the football-themed comedy is a modest charmer, but too slight to really hold its own in the competition. (Probably a welcome shift in pace, what […]
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