Experincing a movie: Goal! The Dream Begins

Goal! The Dream Begins is a movie that opened selectively last Friday.

I am not going to waste your time nor mine, to “professional” “critic the movie. If you are interested in the “professional” opinion, go here.

Here however, I will describe to you what our (my 4 year old son and I) experience was watching a relatively unknown movie.
First of all, I went to this particular movie because I wanted to take my son to a movie that will not include scenes with the glorification of lead bullets penetrating people, slow-motion of people blowing up, the great human reproduction processes and imaginary monsters that try to stop your heart with loud noises… Boo!

So I chose Goal! The Dream Begins. I expect it to be another movie about sports. A kid with a dream. Facing impossible obstacles, worked hard and make it against expectations and transformed into a hero in the end… in another words, another good family flick.

I was right, everything I expected to see was on the silver screen. But what I did not expected was how nice the movie was! The characters are wonderfully portrayed. Very human and care-able, loveable. And soccer never look so fun since childhood.
Granted, I am not a Magpie by any stretch. I AM a Manchester United fan since I learned how to watch TV with my dad in my diaper. And I bet most of the people that was in the theater with us in the cinema in the middle of Texas, aren’t much of soccer fans either.

But let me tell you how much fun we all had… how do I describe this…

Let’s just say that every time Newcastle United scored a goal, the whole theater cheer, holding up our hands with joy! All of us, yes, all of us were Magpies for that 2 hours.If you want to enjoy yourself in a movie that will entertain you and brings smile to your face, this is a movie for you. You will cry a little, laugh a lot, pray a little (trust me) and scream goooaaal!

Watch the trailer click here.