The Keeper – review

As part of Steve’s birthday presents I bought us tickets to go and see The Keeper at the Customs House.

Steve was keen to watch the film ever since he saw the trailer before we watched Lancaster Skies. 

We were struggling to find anywhere showing it in the North East but thankfully the Customs House came to the rescue.

This Bank Holiday weekend has been awful weather wise and Monday was no exception with it hammering down most of the day.

So I’m glad we had the cinema booked in. Our tickets were £6 each with a £2.50 booking fee – much cheaper than most cinemas.

We decided to head for lunch beforehand and with it raining we didn’t venture too far deciding to try out Aldermans Coffee House.

I’ll share my thoughts on our lunch in an upcoming blog post.

Once fed we made our way back to the Customs House.

We grabbed some popcorn, sweets and a drink from the restaurant before making our way into the cinema.

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The Keeper plot

The Keeper tells the incredible true story of Bert Trautmann (David Kross), a German soldier and prisoner of war who, against a backdrop of British post-war protest and prejudice, secures the position of Goalkeeper at Manchester City, and in doing so becomes a footballing icon.

Struggling for acceptance by those who dismiss him as the enemy, Bert’s love for Margaret (Freya Mavor), an Englishwoman, carries him through and he wins over even his harshest opponents by winning the 1956 FA Cup Final, playing on with a broken neck to secure victory.

But fate will soon twist the knife for Bert and Margaret, when their love and loyalty to each other is put to the ultimate test.

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What did we think of The Keeper?

We both thoroughly enjoyed the film despite being Liverpool fans!

I’m a big fan of films set in World War II era being a bit of a history buff.

This is a straightforward historical romance and a biopic that packs a lot of Trautmann’s extraordinary story in under two hours.

David Kross as Trautmann and Freya Mavor as Margaret the woman he fell in love with, play their characters well.

I really liked John Henshaw’s portrayal of Margaret’s plain-speaking dad who brings many laugh out loud moments.

It’s a really watchable film, more substantial than most sports movies and many postwar dramas.

My favourite character has to be Margaret’s younger sister Barbara who is hilarious.

The big match scenes are surprisingly well done, and the Anglo-German production gives the story justice.

It’s a film definitely worth seeing even if you aren’t a football fan.

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Here’s my review of A Star is Born don’t worry there’s no spoilers!

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Find out what we got up to during our mini break to the lovely Lake District.

Catch up with our first glamping adventure at Hesleyside Huts Northumberland

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