I really struggle when a review says, for example, "the plot is weak". Sadly there really was a game such as this, played against captured Ukrainian Soviets not Hungarians, and the team was executed in the second half when they took the lead. How on earth someone, probably/possibly a youngster, with no appreciation of the basis for the film, the brutal hierarchy and associated suffering it depicts is beyond me. A film is not always about the artistry of the filmmaking and can include the relevance of the narrative, so on this basis I give this 9/10. Sadly history is now being reshaped in our time and people are losing contact with the horrors of WW2. We should never forget what happened and the feeding ground that allowed it to happen if we are to avoid any repeat, but history also teaches us we're slow to learn such lessons. All I can say is:"watch this film"
Review of The Match
