It’s hard to think of a better demonstration of Baron Pierre de Coubertin’s Olympic ideals than what's shown with this ski jumper. As British viewers, we already face an uphill battle at the Winter Olympics, so it seems particularly strange that this somewhat awkward, glasses-wearing young man chose ski jumping. You could almost sympathize with his dad, Keith Allen, who seemed doubtful about the whole thing. But he w…

Just wishing things would happen doesn’t get you anywhere; action is what’s needed! The promotional materials didn't really grab my attention, and I honestly expected the movie to be bad. However, it turned out to be considerably better than I thought it would be. It's a biographical sports film that manages to be quite uplifting. The story follows a young man in Britain during the 1970s who had aspirations of bec…