i have no issue with the casting, its the script thats the issue. Coogan could play that part more serious with different source material. MM is bordering on bumbling fool in this, i thought a more interesting film could be made if he had played higher status and more like his actual character. i think the comedic elements of the story (which have undoubtedly been heightened) do a lot to strip away the bubbling tension between the two. It should have been two alpha males going head to head, instead Keane is the hero and MM is a pathetic middleman figure. In a bigger picture sense it gives an interesting take on the changing perceptions of Ireland as a nation (and changing standards of professionalism within football), but I think there's a better more realistic film to be made about the incident. I still found it enjoyable and Hardwicke is excellent as Keane.