The Game of Their Lives
Based on a true story, this film tells the tale of the U.S. soccer team (Gerard Butler, Wes Bentley, Jay Rodan) who are heavy underdogs as they prepare to play the British squad in a 1950 World Cup preliminary game.
21 February 1928, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
16 May 1947, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
29 December 1923, Chicago, Illinois, USA
8 March 1967, Kearny, New Jersey, USA
May 09, 2005
The Game of Their Lives takes a standard inspirational sports movie structure.
April 22, 2005
It's difficult to muster dislike for The Game of Their Lives, which is reasonably interesting, but it needed more grit and inspiration than this straightforward account can provide.
April 25, 2005
Director David Anspaugh has a skilled touch, but there's just not that much drama to film. This is a very competent, very predictable sports film.
March 01, 2007
the narrative and dialogue club us over the head in an effort to make 21st-century viewers understand why the victory of America's team over England was of such monumental importance.
April 22, 2005
...lacks even a penalty kick's worth of tension and is paradoxically inert for a movie about guys running up and down the pitch for the glory of the U.S.
September 28, 2006
A treat for soccer fans who have yet to see their favorite game given its due on the big screen. This won't be a classic soccer movie, but it's a start.
April 22, 2005
...this soccer tale is about as exciting to watch as a scoreless match between opponents so defense-minded the ball never gets beyond midfield.
June 03, 2005
A sentimental, creaky, underwritten, overloaded picture that fails as character study, period film, sports movie and heart-stirrer.
April 22, 2005
These guys give a sport that is virtually nameless in the movies a good name in this one.
May 11, 2005
Enough enthusiasm, authenticity, and spirited soccer play to offset the missing ingredients.
December 18, 2010
Great game, bad storytelling. Soccer buffs only.
April 22, 2005
...disappointingly mediocre...
