Goal! The Dream Begins

2005

Action / Adventure / Drama / Romance / Sport

51
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 77% · 81 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 77% · 50K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.7/10 10 68264 68.3K

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Plot summary

Like millions of kids around the world, Santiago harbors the dream of being a professional footballer... However, living in the Barrios section of Los Angeles, he thinks it is only that—a dream. Until one day an extraordinary turn of events has him trying out for Premiership club Newcastle United.

Director

Danny Cannon Photo
Danny Cannon

Top cast

Sean Pertwee Photo
Sean Pertwee as Barry Rankin
Dirk Smith Photo
Dirk Smith as Newcastle Managers Assistant
Cassandra Bell Photo
Cassandra Bell as Christina
Alexander von Roon Photo
Alexander von Roon as Val's Husband
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
876.59 MB
1280*534
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 58 min
Seeds 11
1.8 GB
1920*800
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 58 min
Seeds 27

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by shootingstarpictures 8 / 10

The best Soccer Movie so far...

In the mix of all sports movies, when a movie is made for soccer, the expectations of the audience, is a thousand fold. This is because most of the Soccer Movie goers are soccer (football) fans. Football fans are not so forgiving when it comes to the football scenes. This movie captures the scenes fantastically. It shows real football. The filmmaker knows football. The stars know football. The cameramen know football.This is independent film-making at its best. It has the main plot which is the struggle of an athlete to achieve his dream. It has side plots which involve his relationships with his father, his new found girlfriend and his grandmother. His interactions with his brother and his teammates are great. But probably the most important event of his life has to do with the lucky break he gets when a former player turned scout sees him play. From there, the dream begins for the star of the movie and the audience as well.This movie is highly recommended.
Reviewed by thomas-hardcastle-2 8 / 10

Finally, a football film worth talking about!

This film is basically Rocky but with a football. It's a rags-to-riches tale of a promising Mexican youngster with nothing in life, apart from incredible footballing skills.Some of the CGI football shots are poor, but the budget for this film was not massive, and they did what they could. The use of cameos from the likes of Shearer, Zidane, Beckham and Raul added to both the credibility and believability of the overall piece.The film is sad and at times funny, and can be enjoyed by the whole family, including people with no interest in football. It's a story of triumph over adversity, and of people pulling together to help someone get ahead in life, by doing what they do best.Overall, this is the best football film ever made, in my opinion. You can tell that the people who made it knew their subject matter - something that simply cannot be said for Green Street (Hooligans) which concentrated on fan violence, rather than the beautiful game.
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