Goal! The Dream Begins
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- Synopsis
- As an underprivileged Mexican-American immigrant growing up in the poor section of Los Angeles, Santiago Munez (Kuno Becker) seemed destined to follow his fathers path in life: laboring at menial jobs to earn just enough money to support his family....
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- Director(s)
- Danny Cannon
- Distributor(s)
- Buena Vista
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 118 min.
Critic Reviews
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San Francisco Chronicle | G. Allen JohnsonAdd Critic to Favorites
Goal! hits the back of the net and is an early candidate for the funnest movie of the summer.Read the full review
Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
The movie works because it is, above all, sincere. It's not sports by the numbers. The starring performance by Kuno Becker is convincing and dimensional and we begin to care for him.Read the full review
The Onion (A.V. Club) | Scott TobiasAdd Critic to Favorites
How much viewers care about what happens in Goal! is directly proportionate to how much they care about soccer, because decent execution aside, there's an underdog fantasy movie just like this one for every sport.Read the full review
