Genre: Drama/Sport
Starring: Kuno Becker, Stephen Dillaine, Alessandro Nivola
An illegal Mexican immingrant Santiago Munez (Becker) living in LA, harbours the dream of becoming a football star. His dream comes true when ex-Newcastle player Glen Foy (Dillaine) spots him playing in a park and gives him a chance to try out for Newcastle United. His family is delighted, all except his father who feels his responsibility should lie in working with the family. Against his fathers will, he flies off to England to make his dream come true. Like all sports movies there is a lot of adrenaline and excitement and the feel of victory in the end is truly rejuvenating. The story however is nothing new, an old and tried and tested formula typically used in sports movies. Its only the feel and the emotions that the movie brings out that makes it so good.
Rating: 7.8/10
Starring: Kuno Becker, Stephen Dillaine, Alessandro Nivola
An illegal Mexican immingrant Santiago Munez (Becker) living in LA, harbours the dream of becoming a football star. His dream comes true when ex-Newcastle player Glen Foy (Dillaine) spots him playing in a park and gives him a chance to try out for Newcastle United. His family is delighted, all except his father who feels his responsibility should lie in working with the family. Against his fathers will, he flies off to England to make his dream come true. Like all sports movies there is a lot of adrenaline and excitement and the feel of victory in the end is truly rejuvenating. The story however is nothing new, an old and tried and tested formula typically used in sports movies. Its only the feel and the emotions that the movie brings out that makes it so good.
Rating: 7.8/10
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