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Impressive sports action sequences are the highlight, as the run-of the-mill story invokes every known sports movie cliche. Read critic reviews
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Santiago Muñez, a Mexican cook in Los Angeles, gets a chance to follow his dream of playing professional soccer. A talent scout with contacts in the United Kingdom spots him and offers a once-in-a-lifetime chance: If he can find a way to England, he can try out for the Newcastle United team. Gavin Harris, a star player, takes young Santiago under his wing and helps him prove himself to his disbelieving father.
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Rating: PG (Partying|Language|Sexual Situations|Some Thematic Material)
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Genre: Drama
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Original Language: English
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Director: Danny Cannon
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Producer: Mike Jefferies, Matt Barrelle
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Writer: Mike Jefferies, Adrian Butchart
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Release Date (Theaters): wide
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Box Office (Gross USA): $4.3M
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Runtime:
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Distributor: Buena Vista
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Production Co: Revolution Films, Milkshake Films
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Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
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Audience Reviews for Goal! The Dream Begins
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A cliche script highlighted by a sheer spectacle of in-depth soccer experiences. Goal! inspires and motivates with hints of satire and laughter. Kuno Becker gives a performance that's as spectacular as his skills on the soccer field. 4/5
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Not as bad as I thought it would be. Full of the classic cliches of course but very watchable.
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It is a somewhat emotive film with an interesting story, although thematically very pleased with the great fans of soccer, as to what else the story is interesting for everyone.
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I like movies about sports and I watched this first instalment of a trilogy named "Goal!" few days ago. I knew that it was made with full cooperation from FIFA, and actual teams and players are used throughout the film... but that was the reason for me being so disappointed after watching it... expectations were too high! Nothing special about the story of Santiago Muñez... a son of a gardener who lives in the Barrio section of Los Angeles who illegally entered the USA - works as a bus boy in a Chinese restaurant and his ultimate dream is to play soccer professionally. Of course, due to his poor life and the fact that he plays solely for a local club he feels it is unlikely. His luck changes when his skills are noticed by Glen Foy, a former Newcastle United player and scout who manages to get him a tryout with Newcastle United... Predictable, with some action on the football field, and probably enjoyment for the Newcastle fans! I am not sure that I am great fan of bellow average acting and melodrama out of its place... I'll skip the other instalments.
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