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Goal!

5.4

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Sequel:

Goal! 2: Living the Dream...

Original title

Goal!

Year

2005

Running time

118 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

Danny Cannon

Screenwriter

Adrian Butchart, Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais

Cast

Music

Graeme Revell

Cinematography

Michael Barrett

Producer

Co-production United Kingdom-United States;

Touchstone Pictures. Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures

Genre

Drama | Sports. Soccer/Football

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Goal

Synopsis

Like millions of kids around the world, Santiago harbors the dream of being a professional footballer. However, living in the Barrios section of Los Angeles, he thinks it is only that--a dream. Until, one day an extraordinary turn of events has him trying out for Premiership club Newcastle United.

With cameos from David Beckham, Alan Shearer, Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldinho and Raul.

Critics' reviews

"Goal! hits the back of the net and is an early candidate for the funnest movie of the summer."

G. Allen Johnson: San Francisco Chronicle
"Has an awful title, a bland hero and a predictable story - but it also has a nice blast of English atmosphere."

Kyle Smith: New York Post
"The movie works because it is, above all, sincere (...) The starring performance by Kuno Becker is convincing and dimensional"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"An underdog fantasy movie just like this one for every sport."

Scott Tobias: AV Club
"The film is capably acted and somewhat inspiring"

Claudia Puig: USA Today
"Despite employing every cliché in the sports-movie handbook, Goal! The Dream Begins tells a reasonably engaging story."

Marjorie Baumgarten: Austin Chronicle
"A sports movie for people who may not care about sports but can't resist a heart-tugging underdog story"

Jack Mathews: New York Daily News
"Handsomely shot and with a likable lead in Kuno Becker, it also suffers from a script so outrageously generic you could buy it at Costco."

Ty Burr: Boston Globe

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Goal!

2005

Danny Cannon

5.4

(6,152)