Memorable, crazy movie

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

I had the chance to see this film at the film de palma in Harringate multicomplex in Birmingham. Having been a football fan for over 27 years i was blessed to be able to see the true events surrounding the intriguing story of the organization FIFA. Tim Roth is truly impressive as Seph Blatter and should be up for an Oscar, his portrayal of the well renowned President brought a tear to my eye, his scathing criticism concerning FIFA out bidding the tiddlywink championships based in the Ganges set my pulse racing. Also Sam Neil puts in a fine performance playing Joao Havelange, his first lines were mind blowing, I must also give credit to the camera team and make up artist, who must of been slightly inebriated during the making of this film. The best part must be when Joan Of Arc reveals herself to really be the reincarnation of Sir Matt Busby, he of Manchester United fame. If you only see one film this year then obviously you don't get out much.

I'll just warn spoilers just in case, but you hopefully won't need it because you won't watch the "film". In 2011, a Chinese film called 1911 was released, and failed because it was merely propaganda disguised as a film. I thought that after that the world agreed to never attempt this again. But United Passions proved me wrong. It paints FIFA as saints, which is ironic if you're aware of how corrupt FIFA is. They act as if they do everything for the love of the game, and not caring about money. The script is also poorly written. As a final note, I hope Tim Roth doesn't have to waste his talents for the sake of a paycheck ever again.

This film is irrefutable proof that being a wealthy business executive with billions of dollars does not solve your personal problems but rather excessively amplifies them. Due to their obsessive need for control and outrageous arrogance, the men in the upper echelons of FIFA clearly trampled over every crew member's sensible input to save the film from being anything but the laughable piece of propaganda that it was, blatantly attempting to excuse FIFA from taking any responsibility for its unlawful actions so its billionaires can continue stealing money.But the film went above and beyond the typical aspects of propaganda with its overbearing self-importance, acting as if FIFA single-handedly saved the human race from extinction and is thus the hero of humanity that deserves endless praise and glory. It was like a cry for help masquerading as a shiny medal of honor; a film functioning as a massive ego-boost first and propaganda second. The film crystallizes the fact that FIFA's upper management is full of severely insecure businessmen whose low self-images manifest into a compensatory imaginary world of their own self-aggrandizing and self-indulgent delusions of grandeur, which they sadly mistake for reality.United Passions is a model for how the vast majority of men in power are completely out of touch with the real world, explaining why the world is in the gutter, littered with corruption, violence and greed. One thing everyone should take away from this film is that money doesn't buy happiness and it, in fact, destroys it; and that FIFA sucks.

Too many people writing a review here are just simply trolling to destroy the film & are allowing their biases & passions about FIFA to stand in the way of seeing a really good film. Given that the film was financed by FIFA, I wasn't exactly expecting to get any objective story about FIFA anymore than I was expecting films like "Zero-Minus-Thirty", "American Sniper" & "Act of Valor" to objective about US military adventurism abroad. I saw those other 3 films and not only where they PENTAGON & US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROPAGANDA but they were not very good films in terms of acting, script cinematography or anything else. Just like "1492 Conquest For Paradise" wasn't exactly the most historically accurate & objective film ever made by Christopher Columbus & his voyages in the Americas, this is not going to be a an objective film about FIFA. But one thing it does have in common with "1492 Conquest For Paradise" is IT'S A GOOD FILM. If you just pay attention to film for what it is, as a film, and pay attention to the costumes, acting (great performances by 3 great all-stars_, directing, cinematography & everything else that people usually judge a film by -- it's a good film. You time will not be wasted watching this women, you will learn a few things, and I'm pretty sure everyone is smart enough to pick-up propaganda when they see one, but the point is appreciating this film for what it is -- a good film.Just pretend it's based on a fiction story for a couple of hours & believe me you will appreciate this film a lot more. Otherwise you passions & biases about FIFA will not allow you to see this film for what it is. Good Film, great acting, great cinematography, great costumes, interesting takes on Football history & you will appreciate Tim Gerard & the Jurrasic Park Fellow. It's worth to watch it -- Even if you have to use your Student ID to get a discount card or go during a matinée time so you don't have to full price, I'd say do it! Because the Film was too well made to simply dismissed because how some of us may feel about FIFA.