the devil made me do it (but I also kinda wanted to)

Hermie was unworthy. He knew this. It was the only thing close to an identity that he could call his own, the only thing that was his, not pilfered from yet another character he decided to try on. He knew that he was not deserving of the group's attention, let alone their affection or friendship. He had accepted that from the beginning.But Keira Knightly??? England's favorite Academy-Award-winning star of stage and screen??? She had no right to be rebuffed in such a manner. And to ignore Hermie, her humble conduit, was to ignore Jules Paxton herself. Bend It Like Beckham (2002) did not get an 85% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes for this.***A look at Hermie's thoughts and feelings after the soccer game in Hell, and the events that lead up to The Mascot Incident.