Saipan      Director : Lisa Barros D’Sa, Glenn Leyburn Cert : 15A Starring : Steve Coogan, Éanna Hardwicke, Jack Hickey, Harriet Cains, Niall McNamee, Alice Lowe, Alex Murphy Running Time : 1 hr 30 minsA tricky prospect, this. “Imagine if Michael Jordan or LeBron James decided not to play for Team USA,” Gregory Ellwood ventured in the Playlist. [ Saipan the movie: Roy Keane-Mick McCarthy flashbacks too much for this traumatised fanOpens in new window ]He was not the only critic rushing to Wikipedia. Are there really the makings of a film in what, to the rest of the world, seems just a little local difficulty? Keane deems the training camp on the island of Saipan unsatisfactory: bumpy pitch, unpalatable food, even a lack of footballs.

Source: The Irish Times December 25, 2025 11:49 UTC