Next Goal Wins
Regie Taika Waititi
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- MeghannB10. Februar 2025If you like stories of perseverance and the human condition that you can also watch with the kiddos (9yo and up, my opinion), this is a good one. Witty dialogue, authentically played characters, and an overall charm that left me feeling really good after. Sometimes "based on a true story" can be a real eye roll, but this one was like eating a warm chocolate chip cookie (maybe sometimes where there were little bits of salt that didn't mix in right with the dough for the tough scenes). An interesting, surprising lead role for Michael Fassbender.
- Kevin Ward2. Juli 2025A funny and cute inspirational underdog story. Taika’s typical comical sensibilities along of with several of his regular collaborators are involved so if you like his other films and tv shows, this is very on brand. Favorite character was probably Oscar Kightley’s Tavita, head of American Samoa Football, among several other things. I hadn’t read or heard anything about the film, so I pleasantly surprised to find out it was ver much a trans story as well. Made me want to check out the 2014 documentary. when it comes to the soccer action or any of the sports drama, it seemed kind of lacking. Half of the final match (really the only match) is only recounted to the audience after the fact. The film skips from half time to post game. And we cut to Tavita having passed out from heat stroke. Tavita’s son describes the important parts he missed. So essentially the audience only gets a replay of second half highlights. This really undercut the drama of the underdog sports story and was just a weird choice. It doesn’t detract from the cute story or humor, though.
- Chris C4. Februar 2025When I saw Taika Waititi attached to direct this story, it seemed a rather strange fit. Somewhat surprisingly, his quirky style works quite well here. Fassbender does fine as coach Thomas Rongen, but it's really the islanders who give the best performances. Oscar Kightley is wonderful as Tavita, in particular. The film itself is generally enjoyable and it delivers its uplifting message, but it also can't help feeling a bit cartoonish. Overall, you'd do better to find the 2014 documentary of the same name for a notably better telling of this incredible story.
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Next Goal Wins wurde am 17. November 2023 veröffentlicht.
Regie in Next Goal Wins führte(n) Taika Waititi.
Next Goal Wins hat eine Spielzeit von 1 Std., 44 Min..
Next Goal Wins wurde produziert von Jonathan Cavendish, Garrett Basch, Taika Waititi, Mike Brett, Steve Jamison.
Die amerikanisch-samoanische Fußballnationalmannschaft gilt spätestens seit ihrer legendären 0-zu-31-Niederlage gegen Australien als eine der schlechtesten Fußballmannschaften der Welt. Nie verlor eine Nationalmannschaft in diesen Dimensionen. Auch in den 30 folgenden Länderspielen konnten die Kicker keinen Sieg für sich verbuchen. Trotzdem weigert sich die Mannschaft ihr Ziel – die Qualifikation für die Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft 2014 – aufzugeben. Als Unterstützung wird der amerikanische Fußballtrainer Thomas Rongen (Michael Fassbender) ins Boot geholt, der die Truppe innerhalb der nächsten drei Wochen auf Vordermann bringen soll. Er beginnt Pläne zu schmieden, die das Unmögliche in greifbare Nähe rücken sollen. Dafür muss er nicht nur ein eisernes Training verordnen, sondern auch tiefgehende Veränderungen in der Mannschaftsstruktur vornehmen.
Die Hauptcharaktere in Next Goal Wins sind Thomas Rongen (Michael Fassbender), Tavita (Oscar Kightley), Jaiyah (Kaimana).
Next Goal Wins ist bewertet mit 0.
Next Goal Wins ist eine Komödie, Drama, Sport Film.
Next Goal Wins hat eine Benutzerbewertung von 8.5 von 10.
Next Goal Wins hatte ein Budget von 14 Mio. $.
Next Goal Wins erzielte Einnhamen von 18,1 Mio. $ an den Kinokassen.