Blackball (2003)

Blackball: Directed by Mel Smith. With Paul Kaye, James Cromwell, Alice Evans, Bernard Cribbins. A rebellious young British bowls player teams with another older and more traditional player to take on the Australian bowls team.

“Well I was looking in my video shop for a 7 day rental (ie all those old films people donu0026#39;t want to watch any more), and was feeling quite hungover, so I didnu0026#39;t want to waste too much time. I grabbed this because Iu0026#39;ve always liked Paul Kaye, and can honestly say its one of the funniest films Iu0026#39;ve seen in years. Iu0026#39;m not usually a fan of British comedies, they tend to be a bit cheesy I think, but this was top class, Iu0026#39;m really surprised that no-one I know has mentioned it before.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIf your a fan of bowls, then this might not be for you, as it does take the mickey out of this age old sport. I was surprised to learn that it was (loosely) based on a true story.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSome excellent cameos in it as well.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIf youu0026#39;ve not seen it, see it. If youu0026#39;ve seen it, good.”