'All in the game' is not a film to watch for the acting ablities of the otherwise talented cast, however if the film took itself too seriously and tried for oscar winning performances it would lose its raw effectiveness of explaining the way football has evolved into a greed driven culture.
I would agree with anyone in saying the acting is a tad over the top and lacking finesse, however considering the subject matter this film perfectly captures the way some who are involved in football for a living feel they have an invincibility element built into them which holds them above the law.
'All in the Game' perfectly shows the tussles between the club owner with his ultimate good intentions (despite his flaws) and the football manager who feels he is bigger than god.
It throws opens the behind the scenes tactics and the human cattle market that surrounds a large modern day football club and will have some of the wheeler dealers within the game crawling back under the rock they came from.
All In The Game [DVD] [2006]