These guys give a sport that is virtually nameless in the movies a good name in this one.
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04/22/05
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The Game of Their Lives (2005)
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Reviews Counted:32
Fresh:8
Rotten:24
Average Rating:4.5/10
Consensus: An enthusiastic but ultimately uninspired soccer film.
Rated: PG [See Full Rating]
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release:Apr 22, 2005 Limited
Box Office: $369,168
Synopsis: From the creators of Rudy and Hoosiers, based on a true story, "The Game of Their Lives" follows the US National Soccer Team, which shows that with passion and commitment, anything is possible –... [More]
Starring: Gerard Butler, Wes Bentley, Jay Rodan, Gavin Rossdale
Director: David Anspaugh
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Reviews for The Game of Their Lives
Top CriticThe Game of Their Lives covers its story like an assignment, not like a mission.
04/21/05
Top CriticA treat for soccer fans who have yet to see their favorite game given its due on the big screen. This won't be a classic soccer movie, but it's a start.
09/28/06
This narrowly focused, devotional film details (to a fault) how a rag-tag assemblage of Sunday soccer players defied all odds in achieving an American dream.
03/25/05
The Game of Their Lives takes a standard inspirational sports movie structure.
05/09/05
History loves underdogs. And so do director David Anspaugh and writer Angelo Pizzo.
04/21/05
Top Critic...this soccer tale is about as exciting to watch as a scoreless match between opponents so defense-minded the ball never gets beyond midfield.
04/22/05
Top CriticIt's difficult to muster dislike for The Game of Their Lives, which is reasonably interesting, but it needed more grit and inspiration than this straightforward account can provide.
04/22/05
Top CriticAngelo Pizzo's screenplay is rife with the expected sports and gamesmanship cliches, and he and Anspaugh take forever just to get to the game action, which is the only really worthwhile material.
04/22/05
Succeeds only occasionally in drumming up drama and inspiration.
04/22/05
Director David Anspaugh has a skilled touch, but there’s just not that much drama to film. This is a very competent, very predictable sports film.
04/25/05
Top CriticA reverent fable of such soothing proportions that it would be churlish to ask if America ever really looked like that -- or sounded like that, either:As an old sportswriter, Patrick Stewart tries out an accent left over by the Pepperidge Farm cookie man.
04/22/05
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10/11/06
David and Goliath roll in their graves.
04/21/05
the narrative and dialogue club us over the head in an effort to make 21st-century viewers understand why the victory of America's team over England was of such monumental importance.
03/01/07
The Game of Their Lives has a great sports story to tell, yet the filmmakers fumble it away.
04/22/05
Top CriticSnooze.
04/28/05
A detailed yet uninvolving soccer film.
04/21/05
The Game of Their Lives has little to recommend unless you're jonesing for a generic period piece boasting lots of slow-motion sports montages set to swelling music.
04/22/05
Like a corner kick that doesn't quite bend, Game is a faithful, straightforward docudrama that fails to become something more rewarding.
04/21/05
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