Goal! The Dream Begins
The movie follows Santiago Muñez, a extremely talented footballer. But living in the Barrios section of Los Angeles makes his dream far away from his reach. Until one day an extraordinary turn of events has him trying out for Premiership club Newcastle United.
1975, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, UK
20 May 1997, Valencia, California, USA
5 October 1947, Dunston, Gateshead, England, UK
27 February 2001, Valencia, California, USA
July 21, 1956 in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
14 September 1945, Chester, Cheshire, England, UK
25 May 1969, Chicago, Illinois, USA
2 May 1975, Leytonstone, London, England, UK
27 March 1957, London, England, UK
1961, Hong Kong
1978, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
21 February 1971, Wahiawa, Hawaii, USA
17 September 1966, Oceanside, California, USA
5 February 1948, Torsby, Värmlands län, Sweden
27 June 1977, Madrid, Spain
1971, Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
June 12, 2006
A predictable mishmash of sports underdog cliches with a domestic release timed to capitalize on anticipation for the World Cup. Accordingly, expect plenty of elbow room at the local multiplex.
June 08, 2006
The script is about as solid as a penalty kick with a deflated ball.
May 20, 2006
A soccer-themed soap-opera that misses the net as an insipid, if inspirational, underdog tale.
September 13, 2006
...engaging and fun to watch, thanks mainly to Kuno Becker in the title role (he's such a nice kid, we can't help but root for him).
May 16, 2006
Goal! is filled with cringe-inducing scenes we've seen before many, many times.
April 19, 2009
Director Danny Cannon ("I Still Know What You Did Last Summer") captures every bit of Kuno Becker's star quality although the committee-written script remains slack.
May 13, 2006
... it is good and caring work, with more human detail than we expect.
June 24, 2006
The combination of button-pushing uplift, sundry sweeping helicopter shots and a bombastic score that sounds like it came on a free transfer from a Tony Scott movie proves as resistibly synthetic as the CGI-enhanced heroics on the pitch.
June 24, 2006
The action on the field won't be enough to sate the most soccer-crazed viewers.
June 09, 2006
Everything here is beyond predictable.
May 12, 2006
In the end, I can't think of a movie that matters less than Just My Luck. It's just negligible.
October 30, 2006
It is constructed of sports movie clichés but built on an unshakable foundation of earnestness.
