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.
July 21, 1956 in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
4 October 1953, Hertfordshire, England, UK
6 March 1987, Bakersfield, California, USA
28 January 1978, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
1971, Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
13 May 1958, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK
30 May 1980, Whiston, Merseyside, England, UK
12 July 1976, Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK
21 January 1975, Manchester, England, UK
19 April 1952, Havana, Cuba
2 May 1975, Leytonstone, London, England, UK
8 June 1992, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, UK
21 February 1971, Wahiawa, Hawaii, USA
20 May 1997, Valencia, California, USA
1958, Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK
June 24, 2006
The action on the field won't be enough to sate the most soccer-crazed viewers.
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.
May 12, 2006
In the end, I can't think of a movie that matters less than Just My Luck. It's just negligible.
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.
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.
October 30, 2006
It is constructed of sports movie clichés but built on an unshakable foundation of earnestness.
June 09, 2006
Everything here is beyond predictable.
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 20, 2006
A soccer-themed soap-opera that misses the net as an insipid, if inspirational, underdog tale.
May 13, 2006
... it is good and caring work, with more human detail than we expect.
June 08, 2006
The script is about as solid as a penalty kick with a deflated ball.
May 16, 2006
Goal! is filled with cringe-inducing scenes we've seen before many, many times.
