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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.
3 September 1985, Whitehaven, Cumbria, England, UK
8 June 1992, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, UK
27 March 1957, London, England, UK
July 21, 1956 in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
28 June 1972, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
23 November 1974, Wellington, New Zealand
May 20, 2006
A soccer-themed soap-opera that misses the net as an insipid, if inspirational, underdog tale.
May 12, 2006
In the end, I can't think of a movie that matters less than Just My Luck. It's just negligible.
May 16, 2006
Goal! is filled with cringe-inducing scenes we've seen before many, many times.
June 08, 2006
The script is about as solid as a penalty kick with a deflated ball.
June 24, 2006
The action on the field won't be enough to sate the most soccer-crazed viewers.
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).
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 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 09, 2006
Everything here is beyond predictable.
May 13, 2006
... it is good and caring work, with more human detail than we expect.
October 30, 2006
It is constructed of sports movie clichés but built on an unshakable foundation of earnestness.
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.