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While most being very well written and hugely orthotic dramas, it the football hooligan one, The Firm. Featuring a hugely talented Gary Oldman in the main role, so unbelievably overactive, yet contrastingly deadly serious is his performance as Clive 'Bexi' Bissell, that you wander whether or not the film is encouraging the audience to either view him as the protagonist or the antagonist. Or maybe all the characters are meant to be tarred the with same brush leaving none of them laudable. With the exception of the characte of his wife, Sue Bissell, portrayed by the brilliantly skilled Lesley Manville. Other cast members include Phil Davis, Charles Lawson and Steve McFadden (yes before he was Phil Mitchell) Definitely a movie for football fans and film buffs to enjoy together.