Maybe the actual Trautmann was haunted by memories of a boy with a soccer ball he saw killed. But it's likely that reality was less tidy.

| Oct 1, 2020

For the most part, the film embraces its contradictions. As a parable about forgiveness, it's a fine example. As a portrait of the real Trautmann, some questions remain, hanging in the air like a ball on the way to the far corner of the net.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 16, 2019

A delightful slab of Hovis-commercial filmmaking that efficiently orders the vital elements in Trautmann's story.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 5, 2019

A solidly built, if hardly world changing, drama about a story that really is quite remarkable.

| Apr 5, 2019

The extraordinary true story of Burt Trautmann...gets a warm if corny retelling in Marcus H Rosenmüller's drama. The on-field action is decently handled, as is Trautmann's initial ostracism for his medal-winning deeds in the Second World War.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 5, 2019

The Keeper's insistence on seeing the good in all its characters and giving them the happy ending they were probably denied in real life has its charms.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 4, 2019

A compelling story told with a keen eye on the complicated human dynamics at play.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 4, 2019

A number of omissions skew the full story, but a charming and often enlightening watch all the same.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 3, 2019

Given the amount squished into its final half hour, The Keeper's slow start seems perverse. The script has clunky moments but, still, this is a fascinating story whose complexities are not soft-pedalled.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 3, 2019

This is a heartfelt and sympathetic story.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 3, 2019

It's an old cliché about biopics that if the story wasn't true, you probably wouldn't believe it. Here, it's taken a step further: you know it's true and you still don't believe it.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 29, 2019

Continuously watchable despite some heavy handed touches.

| Oct 2, 2018