United Passions (2014)

United Passions: Directed by Frédéric Auburtin. With Gérard Depardieu, Sam Neill, Tim Roth, Fisher Stevens. Follows the passing of the FIFA baton through three association presidents: Jules Rimet, Joao Havelange, and Sepp Blatter.

“Intro:u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026quot;United Passionsu0026quot; is often forgotten, as the film was a colossal failure. Making no money, and getting negative reviews. So, I was curious. I watched it, and I was so bored. It was easily one of the worst experiences I had watching the film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhy I Hate It:u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis movie makes no sense, it doesnu0026#39;t clue in people who arenu0026#39;t similar with Fifa, about whatu0026#39;s going on. So me, someone who could care less the organization, was totally lost. And the bad, boring dialogue doesnu0026#39;t help either.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe movie is also very biased in the way that it tells you to route for Fifa. Itu0026#39;s also way too short, only at 1 hour and 50 minutes, yet it covers 70 years of history. A movie like u0026quot;Goodfellasu0026quot; covers 30 years of history in the Lucchese crime family. And that film is 40 minutes longer. The film centers around the three presidents of Fifa up until that point, and none of them are focused on enough for the audience to care. And even though itu0026#39;s short, those 110 minutes felt like 110 hours.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eConclusion:u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis filmu0026#39;s biggest flaw is that it doesnu0026#39;t allow me to care about these people. I donu0026#39;t care about Fifa, I donu0026#39;t care about the presidents of Fifa, and I certainly donu0026#39;t about the movie. It feels like Fifa propaganda, and Iu0026#39;m not gonna take it without criticizing it.”