kittylibrarian I absolutely love ewan macgregor, but also the message of the film. i think it would make a great double feature with "pride" (2014.)

semp2000 The music was absolutely exquisite and the acting excellent. Felt that some elements could have been left out e.g. God-bashing moments, blasphemy which I thought were totally unnecessary and offensive. Does the director/writer/producer have something against the Catholic Church in particular?The speech at the end was quite disappointing for someone with one foot on the grave and it was lacking some type of closure. Yes, I can imagine the frustration of these coal-mine workers as obviously these things have been happening and are still happening all around the world including Australia in the different industries.I have always loved watching English comedy/drama but, this one put me off somewhat and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone quite honestly. Rather buy a CD with similar music and avoid all the non-sensical things by watching movies such as this one.

gcd70 Strong, emotional drama about the little guy struggling against the rising tide, which includes enforced redundancy. Writer/director Mark Herman's film is really only an outcry against the 140 plus pit closures in England that have seen half a million jobs lost.Though strong and entertaining throughout, this is no classic drama. The comedy, patchy at best, does reaffirm that the poms have the funniest sense of humour in the world.Pete Postlethwaite is in top form, and he and his on screen son Phil (Stephen Tomkinson) give two dramatic turns that are the movie's biggest positive. Ewan McGregor is good too, though he doesn't get a chance to display his raw talent. Tara Fitzgerald, as the only female player in the colliery band, is also enjoyable. Support from Jim Carter, Ken Colley, Philip Jackson and Stephen Moore back these thesps up well. Trevor Jones backs up his orchestration of some snazzy brass numbers with his own melodic score. Recommended for music lovers.Monday, February 16, 1998 - Hoyts Croydon

xxhayelzxx Brassed off is an amazing film and all the way through, a smile was kept on my face. Although I am only fourteen, I love films which are based on reality, just like the pit closures around England.I play in a brass band my self called Frickley South Elmsall band, and trust me, they have all the facts right; I have been to five contests in all and nearly every band member has had a drink or two before the contest it's self.I first watched this film when i was eleven and loved it. I was inspired by this movie, to actually try and make it to a colliery band, (obviously not Grimethorpe as they don't accept girls) and I have actually met the flugal player which played concerto De aran jeux, Alan Morrison.Overall, I loved this movie and have seen it more than twenty times; simply fantastic!