One Night in Istanbul

That magical night in Istanbul (Trademark-Clive Tyldesley) has now inspired two films relating to Liverpool's fifth European Cup win.

This is the second one. As a Liverpool supporter and being charitable I still have to admit it is not a good film.

It is worth watching for Samantha Womack's Scouse accent and to relive the events of the 2005 Champions League cup final.

Two cab drivers Tommy (Steve Waddington) and Gerry (Paul Barber) try to connect with their sons and embark to see the Champions league cup final in Istanbul.

They do a deal with a local gangster to raise finances and when they arrive in Istanbul they fall foul with some gangsters over there.

It all means that they might not actually get to see the match on the night.

On the night Liverpool were 3-0 down by half time before the Gerrard inspired comeback in the second half and a penalty shootout.

The plot is not much, the comedy is not great and some of the Scouse accents are dodgy.

There are a few cameos and you get to see footage of the match. That is a bonus unless you are an AC Milan fan.

As a Liverpool and comedy fan I was really looking forward to this, but 10 minutes in I couldn't believe how bad it had been put together. Early on it shows the last home game of the season with rows and rows of empty seats.... this doesn't happen at Anfield. The plot is laughable beyond belief and as a result many of the actors come across very wooden, which is a shame because they have done decent stuff before. It was weird in a way because it was so bad I was compelled to watch it all the way to the end to see if it got any better... or worse.I would never watch it again but it will no doubt be a talking point of memorable films.

Why oh why cant they make a decent football film? I mean did the director actually mean to make this so cheesey and unrealistic? Beggars belief some of the pathetic "fans" scenes. Liverpool take more than a hundred fans wherever they go. Poor sceenplay dreadful acting. Just shouldnt of bothered. An insult to my intelligence

Hilarious times in Istanbul. What a film!!! What a night!!!

Everything from the crowd scenes to the plot is wooden. Like many football films you really don't believe that the scenes involve genuine fans but just the extras that they are. Doesn't convince you that this is a match day atmosphere, so poorly adapted for the big screen. Is a stage play and comes across like that. Shame as a decent idea and as a football fan was hoping for a lot more. Rather than humour is a lot of unbelievable daftness that doesn't work. Might work in a theatre but not here.

As football films go this is one of the worst. Not once are you convinced by the casts passion for football or excitement for the game ahead, similar to the screen adaption of Fever Pitch.