Am a 13 yr old boy in NZ. I own the DVD and have watched it 20-30 times. I give this movie 10/10 because it makes me feel very inspired, and living in a country that is rugby mad, we need all the inspiration we can get!!! When I am on the soccer field, sometimes I pretend I am Jimmy, and it always helps my soccer skills. That is reason enough to give it a ten. It is well acted and realistic. I find this movie to be very uplifting, and will probably watch it another 20-30 times!! Robert Carlysle is a brilliant actor and is always a pleasure to watch. More movies need to be made like this one. I don't really know what else to say... I just really love it and always will, and when I have kids, I will sit them down and watch it with them. Awesome, gritty, realistic story.

Young, bullied, unconfident, Manchester teenager Jimmy Grimble (Lewis Mckenzie)is all of these. However, when he is given a pair of old football boots his luck changes and he is transformed into a football boy wonder. This is worth a watch, it has many of the familiar sports film clichés but is still a somewhat touching tale with a fine cast and fairly good cinematography. Typical sports films usually follow the same type of formula as far as I can see: 1.A team or person are lousy at the sport they play. 2.Along comes a factor in the equation to start to change this. For example an excellent or determined coach to change their fortunes. 3.The team still are'nt winning at first but they have more spirit and are improving. Eventually they win their first game or achieve something in the sport they have'nt before. 4. The coach has a love interest with a players Mum or teacher in Disney sports films. Or a player finds a love interest or struggles in his or her love life. 5. The team enter a competition and win their first game. 6.There are personal problems along the way with players, the coach etc.7. Eventually the team gets to the final stage of the competition and after a terrible start to the game they look like losing. However, there is a determined fight back and they end up winning, shock horror, who could have predicted that!! OK, so perhaps this is not the formula for all sports films but some or all of the factors are involved in most. Jimmy Grimble is no exception but I still enjoyed it more than others. The lead performs his part well and the coach is played well by Robert Carlyle who is in a rather subdued role for a change. Overall, this is watchable, even if you don't like football you should get some enjoyment out of it. Average effort but entertaining enough

There's only one Jimmy Grimble is poor attempt at very old concept which has been see time and time before. It is the story of a young boy who is small,not pretty and unliked by the rest of his class but get a chance to play for his school football team thanks to some lucky old football boots that seem to have a mind of there own. Thrown into the story are a couple of dull love stories that seem to peeter out. Although the film is unoriginal and is very predictable i would imagine that this would appeal to kids (and Man City fans). My problem with the film is that there are so many basic cock ups that i ends up looking for them instead of watching the film. Here are just some. 1.During the final the first half is played in bright daylight yet the second half is played in pitch black! 2.When the player came off for the second half , despite it pouring with rain they had no mud on them at all! 3. When the second goal goes in you can clearly see daylight through the net even though it was night time!The biggest mistake for me in this film was not any of the above but the fact that Ray Winstone put on that stupid Northern accent! Winstone is a fantastic actor but only when he talks in his normal London accent.That is part of his appeal. Ray cannot do accents. Added to all these mistakes is the fact that the football action was pathetic. You know the type, one player running with the ball with all the other players standing still while he ran around them. That is something a Manchester City player has never done!Lazy film making.6 out of 10.

When I got this film out , I thought Ray Winstone & Robert Carlyle in the same film , must be good (memories of Face). Well instinct and a little knowledge can be a great thing. Both actors were great in this film. Set in Manchester and in area where social and community decline is evident. The story begins with a boy , like millions of British lads , playing football.Football is the means in which he escapes from decay and bullying. A Man City fan in a school filled with Man Utd supporters.This is the hard luck kid of the ages. His mum is a single parent and he is not impressed with the new boyfriend.The story is probably from a Scorcher cartoon , Billy's boots.The usual rivalry with a lad whose Dad is rich and uses his wealth and importance to further the prospects of his spoilt bully of a son who is Jimmy's chief tormenter and probably every boys nightmare at school, because he pulls the girls and is considered the best footballer in the school. The story is one of imagination and inspires belief. Misfortune and mistakes may hold people back , but in this film , it is that which makes the characters human. Achieving a dream which is against the odds (appearing at Man City) and finding love as well. Both Jimmy and Ma.The musical score in the film was superb. Happy Mondays , The Charlatans and Stone Roses tracks keep the story and background flowing.This was a great film , I even rate this film, better than Billy Elliot. The acting , subject and the music made this film unforgetable. Sadly , I saw this film on video not on the big screen. Again the British Film Industry is let down in the marketing department.Great film 10/10