1. Next Goal Wins (2023) - Rotten Tomatoes
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Directed by Academy Award Winner Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, Thor: Ragnarok), NEXT GOAL WINS follows the American Samoa soccer team, infamous for their brutal 31-0 FIFA loss in 2001. With the World Cup Qualifiers approaching, the team hires down-on-his-luck, maverick coach Thomas Rongen (Michael Fassbender) hoping he will turn the world's worst soccer team around in this heartfelt underdog comedy.
2. Next Goal Wins user reviews - Metacritic
The movie is not captivating, it's predtictable and boring sometimes. That means that there are exciting and funny moments too, which save this movie from being ...
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3. REVIEW: “Next Goal Wins” (2023) | - Keith & the Movies
Nov 13, 2023 · That would be fine except Waititi wants us to buy into the film's big feel-good finish – a lazy, super cheesy, emotionally inert retread of ...
My biggest question going into “Next Goal Wins” was simple. Is this a return to form for director Taika Waititi. The director of such deliciously quirky treats such as “What We Do in the Shadows”, …
4. Next Goal Wins (2023) Film Review - The Queens of Geekdom
Jan 20, 2024 · Yes, it's a little plot by numbers, as underdog stories go. But that's what makes them so good. Plus, you have to give it at least a bit of a ...
Rating 12Length 1h44Release 26.12.2023Director Taika WaititiAbout With the 2014 World Cup qualifiers approaching, down-on-his-luck coach Thomas Rongen tries to turn the American Samoa soccer team i…
5. Next Goal Wins Review: Taika Waititi's Family-Friendly Sports Comedy Is ...
Nov 16, 2023 · The movie is charming, warm, funny and has verisimilitude granted from being inspired by a true story, but it also feels slight and has the wonderful flavor.
A good but not great family-friendly sports movie.
6. Next Goal Wins Movie Review | Common Sense Media
Aug 21, 2024 · Parents need to know that Next Goal Wins is a feel-good dramedy, loosely based on real events and directed and co-written by Taika Waititi ...
Underdog sports comedy-drama has language, some transphobia. Read Common Sense Media's Next Goal Wins review, age rating, and parents guide.
7. Next Goal Wins (2023) – Review - We Have Issues
Mar 19, 2024 · Of course, not only is this a sports movie about a bunch of losers, but it's a based on true events, so after Rongen finally understands the ...
Is it me, or has legendary Kiwi cut-up Taika Watiti lost his edge a bit? I only ask because after a string of heartfelt, indie comedies, and the fact that he made the best Thor movie by a country m…
8. FILM REVIEW: NEXT GOAL WINS (2023) - Jon's Place - WordPress.com
Dec 31, 2023 · And if you want to have an emotional, and somewhat knowing, but never arch, rollercoaster that uses that game as a hook then we now have this ...
I don’t think when the match was scheduled, or even when it was played, that too many people really thought that the 2011 Oceania Football Confederation World Cup Qualifying match between Ton…
9. Next Goal Wins movie review & film summary (2023) - Roger Ebert
Nov 17, 2023 · "Next Goal Wins" becomes a rah-rah, crowd-pleasing sports picture in its final stretch when the squad goes into action and defies the oddsmakers ...
An underdog sports movie proving the durability of the formula, and that's about it.
10. Next Goal Wins (2023) Review - Troubled Productions
Jan 8, 2024 · The best thing this film has going for it is it's likeable. Next Goal Wins (or NGW, pronounced Noog-wah) has an inherent cosiness and warmth ...
Watch this, then the documentary of the same name
11. Taika Waititi's 'Next Goal Wins' Has One Big Problem - Rolling Stone
Nov 14, 2023 · Next Goal Wins is one of those feel-good movies that comes with good intentions yet still somehow leaves a bad taste in your mouth. No one's ...
‘Thor: Ragnarok’ filmmaker takes the real-life story of the worst team in international football and turns it into a Taika Waititi comedy. Bad move.
12. Next Goal Wins (12): For Once, Waititi Doesn't Go Over the Top With His ...
Dec 30, 2023 · A fun film that has been long in the gestation (with Will Arnett replacing Armie Hammer due to his long-running legal disputes). “Next Goal Wins ...
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Next Goal Wins” (2023). I’ve had something of a love/hate relationship with Taika Waititi’s output. When he is good, he is very good. But I’ve often…
13. Review: Next Goal Wins is a Feel Good Underdog Story
Any time Taika Waititi helms a film or is in a film (or TV series), I take the time to check it out. His style of comedic energy is always so genuine and I love ...
Taika Waititi is back with his latest film covering the story around the American Samoa soccer team and how Thomas
14. Review – Next Goal Wins | Pixelated Geek
Nov 19, 2023 · This film features a delightful cast of both notable faces as well as completely new ones for me who all committed to their roles and got the ...
Directed by Taika Waititi and based on a true story, Next Goal Wins follows Dutch American football coach Thomas Rongen (Michael Fassbender) who faces the option of being fired or accepting an almost impossible task: to convert the American Samoa national team, considered one of the weakest football teams in the world, into an elite
15. Review – Next Goal Wins - Geeks Under Grace
Dec 5, 2023 · In a lot of ways, the film is more interesting as a cultural barometer than it is as a sports comedy—of which it is a rather poor one. The film ...
Maligned director Taika Waititi takes on a low-stakes, low-concept story in Next Goal Wins. Has he redeemed his career with his latest flick?
16. Next Goal Wins (2023) Movie Review from Eye for Film
Dec 21, 2023 · It's pleasant enough, has all the usual sports movie things with montages and a bit of 'what happened next' with the real individuals in the ...
Based on the documentary of the same name, Next Goal Wins starts with a notice that it's "inspired by true events." Director (and co-writer) Taika Waititi appears on screen to tell us that we're going to get "a tale of whoa," though that homonym works rather differently when delivered from behind a handlebar moustache above a t-shirt bearing a Christian painting that's only an airbrush and some prog rock away from belonging on the side of a van. Taika's sensibilities are all over this, written with Inbetweeners scribe Iain Morris, and while there's some inaccuracies that are forgiveable for reasons of story, I did find myself tracking down a copy of The Laws Of The Game because there have been changes to penalties in the intervening years. I personally think there was also an offside, but we are denied anyone sitting down with a cruet set or American Samoan equivalent to explain it.
17. 'Next Goal Wins' Movie Review: Taika Waititi Wins with a Surprisingly ...
Nov 19, 2023 · Despite a flawed screenplay and overlong jokes, Taika Waititi's Next Goal Wins still manages to be a fun time.
Despite a flawed screenplay and overlong jokes, Taika Waititi's Next Goal Wins still manages to be a fun time.
18. Is Taika Waititi's New Movie His Worst? 7 Reasons Why Next Goal ...
Nov 14, 2023 · The new feel-good sports comedy has received tepid reviews from critics. A strange turn for director Taika Waititi who used to be a critical ...
Taika Waititi used to be a critical darling.
