| Overall: | B+ |
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| Violence: | B |
| Sexual Content: | C |
| Language: | C |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C |
| Run Time: | 118 |
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| Video Release: | 12 Sep 2006 |
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A female athlete with a desire to play soccer/football tries to emulate her hero in the movie Bend It Like Beckham. In Rudy, a young man goes through incredible obstacles to pursue his dream of playing American football.
Home Video Extra Features
Although playing only in limited theaters in North America, Goal: The Dream Begins is bound to score big in the home entertainment market. Packaged with the DVD release are three featurettes, The Beautiful Game (examining the worldwide soccer phenomenon), Behind The Pitch (a look at how the script’s action scenes were put to film), and the Golden Moments of the FIFA World Cup (the best of the Federation Internationale de Football Association). An audio commentary with the filmmakers and the Happy Mondays Music Video Playground Superstar are also included. Audio tracks are available in English (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound), Spanish and French, with Spanish subtitles.
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About the Reviewer: Donna Gustafson
Donna Gustafson has been involved with her husband Rod's work since the
beginning. Handling many of the behind-the-scenes tasks, she also creates
preview pages for up-coming movies, acts as managing editor and occasionally writes reviews.
