As a Manchester City Fan I should hate this, but I don't! Its a wonderful film about redemption and a 2nd chance. Cantona is sublime, Evetts in the lead is brilliant, but John Henshaw is someone I could watch all day and the reason the film works on every level. Loach is a master film maker and this only confirms it

This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.

An uplifting, sentimental drama with enough philosophical quotes that would give Socrates a run for his money.

Part dark crime movie, part fantastical treatise on the cult of celebrity, Loach's semi-sports movie is an uplifting work that steers well clear of sickly sentiment. With the wonderful working class wit so frequent a staple of Loach’s work, it thrives on a strong spine of humour which gives the film room aplenty to slowly build a fine darkness. Cantona has an excellent time playing on his own infamous eccentricities as a projection of the other Eric’s marijuana-addled mind, Paul Laverty’s screenplay stuffed with oddball philosophising that perfectly suits the relationship between the dual namesakes. Steve Evets expertly explores the darker corners of his character, his distinctly everyman manner adding a refreshing genuineness to a somewhat unremarkable love story. With a hilariously strange conclusion it cements itself as one of the most original and fun sports movies of the last few years.

As a Manchester City Fan I should hate this, but I don't! Its a wonderful film about redemption and a 2nd chance. Cantona is sublime, Evetts in the lead is brilliant, but John Henshaw is someone I could watch all day and the reason the film works on every level. Loach is a master film maker and this only confirms it

The key to bouncing back is to get baked with an imaginary Eric Cantona.

"Looking for Eric" es una pelicula muy divertida y a momentos conmovedora. Sin embargo me dejo desatisfecho al final. El problema es que combina, de una manera un tanto forzada, comedia ligera con drama brutal. Y mediante mas oscura se pone la historia mas improbable se nos hace como se resuelve todo. ¿De veras podemos creer el climax de la cinta y pensar que todo va a salir bien?
Tambien tuve problemas en la relacion de Eric y su ex-esposa, pero con esto no quiero decir que la pelicula sea mala pero creo que no funciona del todo.
Cuando se enfoca en lo comico "Looking for Eric" resulta muy entretenida, por ello vale la pena.

This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.

"Ken Loach has created a cast of very believable characters, who looked like real people living real lives in the real world. I knew Eric Cantona was involved, didn't realise how good he would be, and was pleased by the film's surprises. A film that, like a game of football, was a game of two halves."

Mazliet samocīti un nevienmērīgi,bet ar odziņām par iedomu life coach.

Probably my favourite Ken Loach film.

An uplifting, sentimental drama with enough philosophical quotes that would give Socrates a run for his money.