February 23, 2024

Next Goal Wins

What a delightful little movie. It's so simple and has been done plenty of times before, but all you need to do is have an eccentric cast, and a setting with tons of character, and it's hard to go wrong. I'm not sure if Michael Fassbender is funny or not. It may be that Taika Waititi was just excellent at presenting him in a good light? When you play a perpetually grouchy/depressed/alcoholic character, it can be hard to tell if you are funny or just a Serious Actor?  I also appreciate the twist at the end, which I should have seen coming. Maybe I was having too much fun to anticipate it. My Stub Hubby Grade A, but the level of difficulty is low. (On Disney Plus with the whole fam. We all loved it!)