United Passions

Name: United Passions
Genre: Drama, Sport
Released: June 5, 2015
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 1

2015

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United Passions

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Screen Media Films | Release Date: June 5, 2015

Summary: Three men—Jules Rimet (Gérard Depardieu), Joao Havelange (Sam Neill) and Sepp Blatter (Tim Roth)—establish FIFA and help make the World Cup the most popular sporting event in the world.

Director: Frédéric Auburtin

Genre(s): Drama, Sport

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 110 min

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The Guardian - Jordan Hoffman

Jun 4, 2015

Even without the current headlines, United Passions is a disgrace. It’s less a movie than preposterous self-hagiography, more appropriate for Scientology or the Rev Sun Myung Moon. As cinema it is excrement. As proof of corporate insanity it is a valuable case study. Read full review

Los Angeles Times - Michael Rechtshaffen

Jun 4, 2015

United Passions, with its clashing, production partner-mandated Europudding of accents, fails to find a unifying voice. Read full review

The Hollywood Reporter - Frank Scheck

Jun 4, 2015

Even without the cloud of the recent disturbing developments, United Passions is a cringeworthy, self-aggrandizing affair that mainly benefits from its unintentional camp value. Read full review

Village Voice - Ashley Clark

Jun 2, 2015

As propaganda, United Passions is as subtle as an anvil to the temple. As drama, it’s not merely ham-fisted, but pork-shouldered, bacon-wristed, and sausage-elbowed. Read full review

The Playlist - Kevin Jagernauth

Jun 4, 2015

Earning the opposite of its intended effect, United Passions makes you believe we have yet to witness the true depths of FIFA's ego and arrogance. Read full review

The Dissolve - Scott Tobias

Jun 22, 2015

United Passions leaves no historical-drama cliché unexploited: the voiceover narration, the jumbled Europudding accents, the expository dialogue, the hasty compression of major world events, the thickly applied old-age makeup, the not remotely seamless mix of re-creations and archival footage. It’s all there, in support of FIFA’s lies. Read full review

The New York Times - Daniel M. Gold

Jun 4, 2015

United Passions is one of the most unwatchable films in recent memory, a dishonest bit of corporate-suite sanitizing that’s no good even for laughs. Read full review

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Cantavanda

Jun 12, 2015

The movie is a wonderful surprise, cleverly written and executed brick by brick with a visual panache. It is gloriously wise, beautifully crafted, and unabashedly fun. I have never watched a movie, that is written this good!

9 of 126 users found this helpful9117

MattBrady99

Jun 16, 2015

John Carter and Tomorrowland made more money then this movie, that's a new low.

Okay the reason why I reviewing this masterpiece of **** is because I got a upcoming review of I Saw the Devil which may come out tomorrow or the day after, and I want to save enough energy that I got toJohn Carter and Tomorrowland made more money then this movie, that's a new low.

Okay the reason why I reviewing this masterpiece of **** is because I got a upcoming review of I Saw the Devil which may come out tomorrow or the day after, and I want to save enough energy that I got to review it as it is one of the best movies of 2010. But here is something that's easy to tear a part.

People are saying that this movie was Uwe Boll level, I mean look at the rating on IMDB it's got a 2.0/10 as I'm specking, but if you compare this movie to a Uwe Boll movie, United Passions is the best thing ever made. At least United Passions as a great looking and good costume design were Uwe Boll doesn't even try at all, I mean he's like the Hitler of cinema.

But all that side United Passions isn't all that good. The movie has that cheap looking straight to DVD movie look to it which didn't help the movie sell itself to people. The movie isn't all that interesting, I think I looked around my room of boredom just by watching this movie trying to look around to see what's interesting.

Overall United Passions could have been somewhat good, but it didn't and I'm going to forget this movie and the end of the year.… Expand

7 of 10 users found this helpful73

SamHalls2016

Feb 18, 2016

This is the worst movie I've ever seen in my entire life. The film has been criticized for the poor quality of the drama, the unsuitability of the topic of administrative matters for a movie and the perceived biases of the film. I'd rather watch Kod Adı: K.O.Z. and Jurassic Shark than thisThis is the worst movie I've ever seen in my entire life. The film has been criticized for the poor quality of the drama, the unsuitability of the topic of administrative matters for a movie and the perceived biases of the film. I'd rather watch Kod Adı: K.O.Z. and Jurassic Shark than this absolute garbage.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

LinttaFlamingo

Jan 17, 2017

"Blatter is apparently good at finding money". Yeah he just finds it on the floor. I mean this thing is just tosh. Dumbass writing, dumbass acting, dumbass plot, dull dumbass directing, dumbass movie.

0 of 0 users found this helpful00

Say_Chidz

Jun 11, 2015

reviewing this film in 150 characters requires more composure, effort, and class than the film itself offers viewers. Porn has more engaging and believable storytelling than this abortion of cinema

6 of 6 users found this helpful60

loudross

Jun 5, 2015

It's hard to believe this was made. The cast looked good on paper but the whole thing just falls apart like a McDonald's bun. This forgettable mess just shines more light on the disaster that is occurring in Fifa right now. The 1/100 os a pretty accurate score for this film.

19 of 20 users found this helpful191

CLS

Jun 13, 2015

Ironic that the film was released at this time when the FIFA scandal is still strong. I used to have respect for FIFA and now that the allegations of corruption have finally surfaced, their reputation isn't worth spit anymore. This movie is an obvious lame attempt to make FIFA lookIronic that the film was released at this time when the FIFA scandal is still strong. I used to have respect for FIFA and now that the allegations of corruption have finally surfaced, their reputation isn't worth spit anymore. This movie is an obvious lame attempt to make FIFA look presentable in the eyes of many and the bad quality of the movie shows. The universally-negative reviews from this movie is enough proof that you should stay away from watching this awful movie piece.… Expand

2 of 2 users found this helpful20

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