Still Following the Trawler

Eric Cantona. Manchester United vs Crystal Palace Selhurst Park

As the film has just entered the realm of DVD, I thought I'd re-post my review of the film. Enjoy! 16th June 2009: After a turbulent month full of uncertain times and moderate devastation for our club (I’m mainly referring to the Champions League final, NOT Ronaldo’s exit), my excitement towards the cinematic event of my lifetime was eagerly anticipated and more than welcomed. As a fan, one-time supporter and eternal admirer of the footballer/genius Eric Cantona, the concept of a film with the great man as its subject was always going to be an excruciatingly inspiring moment for me. So much so, that as much I have anticipated the release of Looking for Eric , I have desperately avoided finding out anything about the film so as to keep every moment of the ‘Pos's Premier’ as fresh and appealing as possible. To top it off, it is directed by Ken Loach; the most authentic and socially real British filmmaker of his generation who’s films I generally like a great deal (although I'...