I saw Next Goal Wins, starring Michael Fassbender-the X_Men movies, Jonah Hex; Elisabeth Moss-The Handmaid's Tale, The Invisible Man_2020; Will Arnett-Arrested Development_tv, Jonah Hex and Beulah Koale-Hawaii Five_O_tv, Thank You For Your Service.
This movie is based on a true story and is written & directed by Taika Waititi, who also has a cameo as a Samoan Priest in the film. This is a feel good movie about some underdogs finding their inner strength and purpose. The Samoan soccer team had a terrible game record. In a game against Australia, they had the worst loss in World Cup history-they lost 31 to 0 in 2001. Michael plays Thomas Rongen, a soccer coach that has a temper and is being punished by becoming the new coach for the Samoan team. The team owner tells Michael that he would be happy if the team could just score 1 goal. Elisabeth plays Michael's wife and Will is one of the bosses on the soccer commission that sends Michael to Samoa. Beulah is one of the Samoan soccer players and the Samoan team had one of the first transgender players on their team. If you stay until after the end credits, there is a scene with Taika. Overall, it's a heartwarming family friendly film that you should enjoy, if your are a sports fan.
It's rated PG-13 for language, alcohol use and drug use and has a running time of 1 hour & 43 minutes.
I'm not a sports fan, so I wouldn't buy it on DVD. But if you are, it would be a good one to stream.
This movie is based on a true story and is written & directed by Taika Waititi, who also has a cameo as a Samoan Priest in the film. This is a feel good movie about some underdogs finding their inner strength and purpose. The Samoan soccer team had a terrible game record. In a game against Australia, they had the worst loss in World Cup history-they lost 31 to 0 in 2001. Michael plays Thomas Rongen, a soccer coach that has a temper and is being punished by becoming the new coach for the Samoan team. The team owner tells Michael that he would be happy if the team could just score 1 goal. Elisabeth plays Michael's wife and Will is one of the bosses on the soccer commission that sends Michael to Samoa. Beulah is one of the Samoan soccer players and the Samoan team had one of the first transgender players on their team. If you stay until after the end credits, there is a scene with Taika. Overall, it's a heartwarming family friendly film that you should enjoy, if your are a sports fan.
It's rated PG-13 for language, alcohol use and drug use and has a running time of 1 hour & 43 minutes.
I'm not a sports fan, so I wouldn't buy it on DVD. But if you are, it would be a good one to stream.