Nationwide Releases
A poor young man living and working in L.A. plays soccer whenever he has free time. A scout sees him and says if he can find a way to get to England, he can try out for a team there.
RT Score: 48%
RT Consensus: Impressive sports action sequences are the highlight, as the run-of the-mill story invokes every known sports movie cliche.
“The movie is hokey, predictable and not original in any way, but darned if it doesn’t slash through your defenses like a David Beckham corner kick.”
– Phil Villarreal, ARIZONA DAILY STAR
“Mandatory viewing for anyone who’s able to spell Zinedine Zidane on the first try, and an essentially painless two hours for anyone else who gets dragged along.”
– Andrew Wright, THE STRANGER (SEATTLE, WA)
“Fortunately, the direction and performances are good enough to get us through the progressively hackneyed storyline.”
– Rich Cline, SHADOWS ON THE WALL
“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
…as if we haven’t seen every twist and turn in “Goal!” a hundred times before in other movies, Goal! itself is pleased to repeat things two or three times for our benefit.”
– Laura Clifford, REELING REVIEWS
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