A story with all the proper beats lives here, even if the film rambles and tampers off into ridiculousness when it has no reason to. But even with its flaws and redundant humor fatigue, _Next Goal Wins_ stands out as Taika Waititi’s most coherent film since Hunt for the Wilderpeople. **Full review:** https://bit.ly/dontpassgoal
Top Cast
Michael Fassbender
Thomas Rongen
Oscar Kightley
Tavita
Kaimana
Jaiyah
David Fane
Ace
Rachel House
Ruth
Beulah Koale
Daru
Taika Waititi
American Samoan Priest
Will Arnett
Alex Magnussen
Elisabeth Moss
Gail
Uli Latukefu
Nicky Salapu
Sisa Grey
Convenient Store Cashier
Semu Filipo
Rambo
Chris Alosio
Jonah
Lehi Makisi Falepapalangi
Pisa
Ioane Goodhue
Smiley
Hio Pelesasa
Samson
Reviews
If you've seen "12 Mighty Orphans" (2021) or "The Shiny Shrimps" (2019) then you'll know what to expect as Taika Waititi takes the same template and applies it to football. Here it's the adequate Michael Fassbender who gets to portray the down on his luck coach (Thomas Rongen) in this factually based story. He's not much good at his job and is temperamentally a bit unreliable, so is dispatched to coach what is…
The last chunk of the film saves it somewhat, prior to that <em>'Next Goal Wins'</em> is quite poor. I like Taika Waititi and usually dig his humour a lot, but here his comedy put into the flick just isn't all that amusing annoyingly. I'm a big football fan so knew of the real life story that this is based upon, though even as such it kinda sits in the middle of being for sports fans and being for the average…
FAQ about Next Goal Wins
What is Next Goal Wins about?
Dutch coach Thomas Rongen attempts the nearly impossible task of turning the American Samoa soccer team from perennial losers into winners.
When was Next Goal Wins released?
Next Goal Wins was released in 2023.
What genres does Next Goal Wins belong to?
Next Goal Wins is categorised as Comedy, Drama.
Who stars in Next Goal Wins?
The cast of Next Goal Wins includes Michael Fassbender, Oscar Kightley, Kaimana, David Fane, Rachel House.