Studs

2006

Action / Comedy / Sport

3
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 55% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.4/10 10 319 319

sports amateur football (soccer) football (soccer) ireland football (soccer) coach football (soccer) player

Director

Paul Mercier Photo
Paul Mercier

Top cast

Brendan Gleeson Photo
Brendan Gleeson as Walter Keegan
Emmett J Scanlan Photo
Emmett J Scanlan as Jake
David Murray Photo
David Murray as Belview Dynamo Manager
Slaine Kelly Photo
Slaine Kelly as Footballers Girlfriend
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826.66 MB
1280*706
English 2.0
NR
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25 fps
1 hr 29 min
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1.5 GB
1912*1054
English 2.0
NR
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25 fps
1 hr 29 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by adv2011 6 / 10

Not as bad...

Reviewed by conranp 3 / 10

Not Helping the Irish Film Industry

I managed to see this at what I think was the second screening in the world, a few days after its opening at the Dublin International Film Festival. While I was attending another film two nights later at the same theater, I saw Brendan Gleeson, Paul Mercier and the rest of the cast & crew at another promotional screening of Studs.I have to say that I was bitterly disappointed with the film, I was by no means expecting a masterpiece, but what was presented to me, I believe lacked all the crucial elements of the genre it had set itself into. Before I continue, two things, I accept that some filmmakers like to subvert generic expectations, here this is simply not the case. Secondly, I know that it was based on a play (which I haven't read but have been informed that it isn't a shimmering piece of literature), but this does not excuse the massive narrative problems that permeate the film.My main problem with the film is the script, forget that it was based on a play, as a sports comedy it simply doesn't work, the down and out team are trying to win a football cup, few of the games are shown (when they are, it is very short) and we are not given any satisfaction due to any of their sporting achievements. Having read so far, you might assume that it is not a strict sports film but a psychological study of the relation between a "charlatan" of a manager and his hopeless team. It certainly does not achieve this, I'm not even sure if it was aiming to. Any attempt to shed light on the history of any of the characters is hackneyed and peripheral. Overall, I found the script lacking in many respects.I do think the performances and the music were good and technically, the film was well made. But aside from those points, which should be expected from any Irish film at this stage, I left the theater feeling very disappointed.My judgment may seem harsh but I do think there is some hope for a strong national Irish cinema in the near future and this simply does not back that argument. As Studs has become a recommended Dublin Cineworld film (I was part of the audience at that screening), most people would seem to be disagreeing with me, so that means you should probably make your own judgment of the film.
Reviewed by sean_mcnally1978 7 / 10

Why be so harsh

I don't believe this film should be on anyones "must see" lists for 2006, but I think it is being harsly critiqued.Bottom line:-Paul Mercier did a fine job with the direction. -The principal cast put in sound performances, especially when you consider the material they had to work with. -There was a few laughs.If you want to support independent film...go see it! It is worth spending a few of your hard earned Euros...certainly better than wasting your coin on some trash that cost 100 Million based around a car crash.
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