It seems to have been a very long time since we had a sports movie where it's purely about the sport and the drive to excel to the highest level. Not that movies that add social commentary are poor or unnecessary, but sometimes it's nice to just have a movie where you can sit on the edge of your seat and watch the main characters work as hard as they can to try and achieve their dreams. If you can ignore some of its faults it is an excellent choice for the entire family to enjoy.
As for some of its leading issues in my view: A lot of the characters and scenes are poorly developed or not connected properly. For example, we don't really see the boys characters develop a bond outside of a couple parties.
The relationship with Joe and his girlfriend has an awkwardness to it and never receives a proper conclusion due to wasting screen time elsewhere.
We have the inclusion of some scenes that are included that don't really naturally slide into the story or could be eliminated in favor of other needed elements to develop the characters more.
The film also lacks a really outstanding performance. The film must have lacked a bit of a budget. An actor like Tom Hanks as the coach could have elevated it a lot more. Lastly another annoying part was a couple of the tacky scenes included. I'm not sure they even needed Hitler for the movie to work, and most definitely if they were going to include him could have put a bit more into the costume and appearance. I've watched a lot of shows and movies with fake Hitler actors and the one in this movie is without a doubt the worst.
But again, if you don't knit pick and want something where you can just enjoy an uplifting film this is a great pick. It's a very difficult movie to dislike. Made for an enjoyable family Boxing Day.
As for some of its leading issues in my view: A lot of the characters and scenes are poorly developed or not connected properly. For example, we don't really see the boys characters develop a bond outside of a couple parties.
The relationship with Joe and his girlfriend has an awkwardness to it and never receives a proper conclusion due to wasting screen time elsewhere.
We have the inclusion of some scenes that are included that don't really naturally slide into the story or could be eliminated in favor of other needed elements to develop the characters more.
The film also lacks a really outstanding performance. The film must have lacked a bit of a budget. An actor like Tom Hanks as the coach could have elevated it a lot more. Lastly another annoying part was a couple of the tacky scenes included. I'm not sure they even needed Hitler for the movie to work, and most definitely if they were going to include him could have put a bit more into the costume and appearance. I've watched a lot of shows and movies with fake Hitler actors and the one in this movie is without a doubt the worst.
But again, if you don't knit pick and want something where you can just enjoy an uplifting film this is a great pick. It's a very difficult movie to dislike. Made for an enjoyable family Boxing Day.