Not once was Benfica keeper Quim called upon to save him team, even in the desperate last few minutes when a goal would have sealed United's passage into the Champions League knock-out phase.
He found the house, a weather beaten cardboard bungalow at eighty a month, but at the last minute the firm ordered him to Washington and I went out to the country alone.
And if you are looking for a last minute ticket, prices on Thursday were between $2,500 for one nose bleed seat and $14,000 for something close to the 50 yard line.
Gravity contained harrowing continuous takes in space that lasted as long as 15 minutes, making it difficult to both move and light the actors properly.
It's not as fast as the rollercoaster's at Six Flags, this one tops out at about 25 miles per hour but it lasts 10 minutes and at a cost of $20 per ticket.