Never expected what I got from this film, a total (and pleasant) surprise. The only film in history which can boast ACTING from both Jason Statham and Danny Dyer its a surprise what this film achieved. A fall from grace for the lead character Danny Meehan which leads him to prison triggers a one off football match against a rag tag team of inmates and the drilled met police 11. For a sports film it manages to dramatise and add humour to the sports section and opens itself for some hilarious lines via the commentary track. Also having a coinciding dark and gritty corruption subplot it blends tones fantastically and has some good performances from the supporting cast to boot! In all a niche classic
Review of Mean Machine
