Metacritic Movie Ratings
Goal! Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 75

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  The movie works because it is, above all, sincere. It's not sports by the numbers. The starring performance by Kuno Becker is convincing and dimensional and we begin to care for him.

  Read full review

• 63

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  The film is capably acted and somewhat inspiring.

  Read full review

• 60

  out of 100

  VarietyDerek Elley

  A slickly mounted slice of can-do nonsense.

  Read full review

• 58

  out of 100

  Entertainment Weekly

  The cast, all around, is sterling. There's only one thing they don't need to bring back for the sequels, and that's the movie's appetite for every sports clich there ever was.

  Read full review

• 40

  out of 100

  The New York Times

  As the clichs mount, Danny Cannon directs as if he's the one on trial, teasing tension out of every pass and dribble. Most irritating of all is his determination to paint British soccer as a gentleman's game, a notion United's real fans would no doubt treat with the scorn it deserves.

  Read full review

See all Goal! movie reviews at Metacritic.com