Synopsis
A romantic comedy about a man, a woman and a football team. Based on Nick Hornby's best selling autobiographical novel, Fever Pitch. English teacher Paul Ashworth believes his long standing obsession with Arsenal serves him well. But then he meets Sarah. Their relationship develops in tandem with Arsenal's roller coaster fortunes in the football league, both leading to a nail biting climax.
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Cast
- Colin FirthPaul Ashworth
- Ruth GemmellSarah Hughes
- Mark StrongSteve
- Holly AirdJo
- Ken StottTed, the Headmaster
- Stephen ReaRay, the Governor
- Neil PearsonPaul's Dad
- Lorraine AshbournePaul's Mum
- Luke AikmanYoung Paul
- Bea GuardPaul's Sister
- 88
New York Post
Vastly superior to the small and independent films that have come out during the last six months. - 88
New York Daily News
A sweetly hilarious romantic comedy about a soccer fan whose favorite pro team's unexpected success threatens to push him over the edge. - 70
Washington Post
If you don't operate on the premise that soccer is the most important thing in the universe, you might not go along with everything in Fever Pitch. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
It's an amiable enough picture, and genuinely insightful about the emotional appeal of devoted fandom. - 50
Christian Science Monitor
The story is unmemorable, but the characters are engaging and their predicaments are all too recognizable. - 50
The New York Times
Just because a first-person analysis of a sociocultural phenomenon is fascinating in print, it should not necessarily be turned into a movie. - 40
Chicago Reader
This frantic tale seems at once preachy and incoherent, collapsing into a more or less random collection of disconnected, unfocused scenes. - 30
Village Voice
The entire matter of totemistic home-team dementia is roasted on a spit and then embraced for all its sorry pointlessness.