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(1 - 16) of 16 OFCS Rating: 31% Rotten Page   1   "The father-son tension comes to a head when -- as must happen in an inspirational sports drama -- Santiago gets his big chance."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs C+ "It's a very nice movie, completely harmless but completely useless, too."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider C- "By the final whistle you end up feeling as battered by the banalities as some of the on-screen players are by the nasty hits they endure on the field."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/5 "The story of a single-minded young man whose dream of making it on the international stage of soccer comes true thanks to the enthusiasm of others."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 4/10 "At the end ... you'll be buried by that big ball of cliches, wondering how the movie squandered its potential, its viewers' faith in the story, and all of its credibility."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen 3/5 "As the opening chapter of a franchise it's somewhat disappointing."   FilmFocus   Joe Utichi 6/10 "...engaging and fun to watch, thanks mainly to Kuno Becker in the title role (he's such a nice kid, we can't help but root for him)."   DVDTown.com   John J. Puccio 3.5/4 "Con un ritmo que nunca decae, un sólido elenco, una emocionante banda sonora y un mensaje de amistad y superación personal, es sencillamente inolvidable."   Moviola   Jorge Avila Andrade C "...as if we haven't seen every twist and turn in "Goal!" a hundred times before in other movies, Goal! itself is pleased to repeat things two or three times for our benefit."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 3.5/5 "Complaciente...cierto; pero culpablemente emocionante e inspiradora. Una cinta sólo para quienes aman el fútbol soccer."   Cinenganos   Luis Martinez C "But other than a flicker of something interesting in the performance of Alessandro Nivola as a hard-partying star player there is always something distant and antiseptic about it all."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 1/4 "With any luck its sequels will fail to garner a stateside release due to that most dependable of domestic attitudes: American apathy toward soccer."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 2/5 "Each obstacle is brought up and then dealt with in such a rushed and perfunctory manner that you wonder they even bothered to introduce them in the first place."   eFilmCritic.com   Peter Sobczynski 2.5/5 "Fortunately, the direction and performances are good enough to get us through the progressively hackneyed storyline."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline C+ "Goal! The Dream Begins (the title makes one think that a sequel is pondered) is well produced and crafted but shackled by the routine story that has no surprises"   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 4/10 "A soccer-themed soap-opera that misses the net as an insipid, if inspirational, underdog tale."   Modamag.com   Susan Granger  (1 - 16) of 16 OFCS Rating: 31% Rotten Page   1