Movie Review - Looking For Eric
du Nord, June 1, 2010
Last week in the Twin Cities we took in a screening of the new Ken Loach directed English film - Looking For Eric. We were invited by One United - the USA Manchester United Supporters. The draw here being a prominent role in the film, albeit surrealist, from United legend Eric Cantona.The movie is playing in "art house" theaters all around the USA right now.This review was written by our friend in football Evan Fuhs, who is an assistant coach for men's soccer at Augsburg College in Minneapolis. He has contributed to du Nord before.Blending fanatical football, British gun crime, and a mid-life crisis in one film requires the power of a massive persona to tie it all together. Thankfully, Manchester ’s favorite philosopher in football boots – Eric Cantona - returns to the big screen to do just that in Ken Loach’s ‘Looking for Eric.’Despite his frequent forays into film and the cult classic Nike commercials, Cantona, by most accounts, is not a true actor. He was as gifted a footballer as he is a philosopher, but