The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Sixty Six
Comedy · Drama · 2006
A boy's Bar Mitzvah looks set to be a disaster when it coincides with the 1966 World Cup Final.
Movie details
Sixty Six
“it's his year, and he wants it back.”
2006 Comedy · Drama 1h 33m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.6 / 10
Community rating
A boy's Bar Mitzvah looks set to be a disaster when it coincides with the 1966 World Cup Final.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Sixty Six?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Paul Weiland
Written by
Paul Weiland · Peter Straughan · Bridget O'Connor
Eddie Marsan
Manny Rubens
Helena Bonham Carter
Esther Rubens
Gregg Sulkin
Bernie Rubens
Stephen Rea
Dr. Barrie
Catherine Tate
Aunt Lila
Peter Serafinowicz
Uncle Jimmy
Geraldine Somerville
Alice Barrie
Court is in session
Put Sixty Six on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.