But then someone had the idea of casting Michael Sheen.
He single-handedly drags the film up to earn it an extra star.
The Disc
The Blu-ray presentation is generally fine, with few moments where the picture quality heavily impressed.
The audio is equally up to the job, if not particularly exciting.
Some nice subtleties do lift it, though, and a broad soundstage is well employed.
In terms of supplementary material, theres a good deal of it.
Its quite interesting, and worth spinning at least once.
Next up isRemembering Brian(running just shy of ten minutes).
Their presence gives the featurette a bit of added substance.
The Changing Game: Football In The Seventiesis a featurette that considers just what its title suggests.
Again, its talking head-centric, with names such as Eddie Gray and Austin Mitchell MP.
The commentary is the pick of the remaining features, and its worth a spin.
With the film too in its natural home on the smaller screen,The Damned Unitedisnt a bad buy.
Theres still a great Brian Clough story waiting to be told on screen, though…
The Film:
The Damned Unitedwill bereleasedon Blu-ray on August 31, 2009.
Rating:
2 out of 5
