Goal II: Living the Dream Reviews
Filmcritic.com
If your kids play soccer, they may appreciate this tall tale of Santi's rise from obscurity to shin-padded glory, but once you pop in the DVD, chances are you won't want to stick around.
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| Original Score: 2/5
Top CriticDespite the predictable, cliché-riddled script, the soap-opera hokum that passes for drama, Goal II somehow works.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Jam! Movies
Bullet time, pixellation, flashy graphics, slow-motion-sweat, all wrapped around a rather flimsy story about the kid from the barrio dealing with paparazzi, millions of fans and a salary in the millions of Euros.
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| Original Score: 2.5/5
Goal II clumsily telegraphs all of its moves far in advance.
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| Original Score: 1.5/4
eFilmCritic.com
The idea of turning a 10-minute idea into a trilogy of movies seemed imposing at first, but Goal II continues the franchise's recipe of personality over originality.
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| Original Score: B
Observer [UK]
One isn't eager to see extra time played and the 'To be continued' line at the end is more ominous than enticing. Once again, film-makers demonstrate that old adage, never give soccer an even break.
Shadows on the Wall
Intriguing to watch and well-played by the engaging cast.
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| Original Score: 2.5/5
This is London
I won't tell you the result, but I will say that Arsene Wenger would be wise to avoid Goal 2 in case he suffers from terminal apoplexy.
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| Original Score: 2/5
Sun Online
Next stop the World Cup . . . can't wait.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Daily Mirror [UK]
Becker, who made the first instalment just about passable, is bland here while Alessandro Nivola, who plays his best pal, looks rightly bored.
Total Film
Not quite the guilty pleasure the first movie was, Goal! 2 can't quite stick it in the back of the net, pull off the double etc, etc...
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| Original Score: 2/5
Daily Telegraph
A machine might have directed this, but it has a few more welcome touches of comedy than the first one.
Guardian [UK]
One long, product-placing, non-speaking-cameo-packed infomercial.
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| Original Score: 2/5
Film4
It's a game of two halves, and both of them suck in a flat-footed follow-up that doesn't bode well for the inevitable Goal! 3.
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| Original Score: 2/5
BBC
Ultimately, this is relegation fodder from start to finish.
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| Original Score: 2/5
ViewLondon
Cliched but nonetheless enjoyable - if you liked the first film, you won't be disappointed by the second one. Unless you're an Arsenal fan.
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| Original Score: 3/5
A game of two halves, both of them dire.
Empire Magazine
Filmically it's more of a pleasantly diverting kick about in the park than a 90th minute back-of-the-net at the world cup final.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Irish Times
