Match's slightly wooden trajectory is compensated for by Patrick Stewart's compelling performance as the brash, outwardly confident but fundamentally lonely Tobi.

When a play is adapted for the screen, too often you can see the stitches.

It's great fun to watch Patrick Stewart in "Match," seeming to chew scenery (and actually doing so from time to time) but offering something else underneath.

When you have Patrick Stewart talking about his free-loving days back in the sixties, you're off to a positive start.