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20Mar
Goal! 2: Living the Dream
Length: 115 mins. Year: 2007 Cast: Kuno Becker, Alessandro Nivola, Anna Friel, Stephen Dillane Description
Santiago Munez has dreamed of playing alongside his idol, David Beckham. He worked hard to prove himself as an athlete and to be respected by his peers and fans. When his dreams start coming true he begins to see the lights weren’t quite as bright as he thought they’d be and the people who loved him for being an athlete weren’t the same people who loved him for being himself.
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Ağustos 5th, 2008 at 14:50
I have mixed feelings for this movie. I truly liked the original “Goal” mainly because I’m a huge soccer fan. Not that the sequel is a bad movie but in my opinion, it lacked of reality moments. Let me explain myself…
Sure, the movie is very well done because it has good acting, an interesting romantic plot, and tries to display the ups and downs of being a famous soccer player. The transfer negotiations and trainings were also a nice addition to help understand how it works. Also, it was great to see Real Madrid’s starts in small cameos. So, “Goal 2″ succeeds because it’s a blockbuster movie and probably a favorite among young audiences. The events of the movie are truly over the top but it works. I really hope that Santiago’s half brother plot will be important in the next “Goal”!
On the other side, I expected more interaction with Real player’s. Also I expected more seriousness on the UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE sub-plot. I mean, it’s the most important soccer event in the world after the FIFA WORLD CUP. The director and producer made it look like just another tournament. But on the bright side, I liked that some real matches were displayed with the occasional CGI help. Also, it isn’t that easy to score in these kind of games! But oh well, I understand it’s only a movie
and a good one.
Watching Zidane (the last soccer genius) and Ronald wearing the Real Madrid outfit was great and powerful.
The direction and visuals are spectacular. The soccer matches looked great with the aid of CGI and brilliant cinematography. I expected more soccer related scenes though. Kuno Becker delivers a good performance again. I’m glad for him. Alessandro Nivola steals the show as Gavin Harris, overrated soccer superstar. Anna Friel looked mature but sexy as hell and delivered a good performance (love her accent). Stephen Dillane also delivers a fine performance as Santiago’s former assistant. Rutger Hauer also delivers a good performance; he’s always the man.
So give it a chance for “Goal 2″ if you are a huge soccer fan. Otherwise, you might enjoy it for it’s dramatic plot and romantic situations.
Hopefully, in “Goal 3″ we will get to see Santiago leading Mèxico to win the FIFA WORLD CUP. That could only happen in a movie