Hooligan

The series have a nice concept. Teenager joins local football fan club, slides into world of crime and deals with it. Also his father is also fan and went to jail for 6 years because of something club related.

But what we get is a mess. There is very little of football fan culture shown, little about its unsavory elements, little about violence. The transition into world of crime is not handled well. The crime plot is poorly done and makes practically no sense.

It tries to compensate with being brutal and "there are consequences, usually bad for you" follow up but end result is just bad.

Too bad, this could have been a good series if done properly.

Crime wins in sports too. Very interesting series. Bravo the main actor, very intense interpretation. A trip into the dark world of hooligans that many do not know. A story that captures your attention and involves you. A fanaticism that is difficult to understand for those who are not part of this world. A visceral and sick love for the club. This series makes you discover a world that we have around us but we do not know. It is worth watching to get to know this world, even for those who do not like football or are not fans.

The main characters are well defined, a surprising Polish series..

I liked this short series. The music is good, the camera work is excellent. The plot feels somewhat rushed, but that's ok.

It's not a perfect series, but good enough for an evening watch.

I really liked how main actor's face kind of acts on its own. Like, he could just sit there and say nothing, yet it's interesting to watch.

I don't get the negative reviews with 1, 2 stars.

It's definitely not that bad.

Yes, it's not a docuseries, and probably somewhat unrealistic, but if you approach it like that - a fiction - it can be very enjoyable to watch.

So I encourage you to ignore the negative reviews and give it a try.

Honestly, this is anything but the story of a true fan. If this were a story about a fan, it would show matches, away games, how a real fan manages to get a ticket, to go to an away game... This is anything but a fan, this is a crime and not a fan. Completely missed the name with the shop, it should be called a drug dealer and not a fan. A completely wrong image being sent out to the world. Also, in the world of fans there are lawyers, doctors and much less like the main character.

The fan code is completely wrong, loyalty, fidelity, the rules of street fighting. Nothing is right and everything is shown wrong.

This is a very well shot, well thought out and well planned series. I haven't seen many Polish movies or shows so I was pleasantly surprised, especially for five episodes to be so well done.

My only issue is that none of the characters are likeable whatsoever. I get that that's the idea, it just makes it a painful watch. None of these characters really have any redeeming qualities and they all go from horrible decision to horrible decision. I guess that's the idea though, right? That's just life as a football hooligan? It's just weird to me that I can find characters in all forms of movie or show (no matter how outlandish) to have some relatable qualities yet this grounded story has me struggling to find a single reason to care about any of these characters going throughout their lives.

All in all though, an okay watch.