Storyline
Family man Phil Weston, a lifelong victim of his father's competitive
nature, takes on the coaching duties of a kids' soccer team, and soon
finds that he's also taking on his father's dysfunctional way of
relating...Review
It's strange how people look at Will Farrell movies & think Will is the funny guy. Will is sometimes a weird guy (in fact in this soccer movie, he is a weird coach). But in most movies, Wills best moments are making others seem funny when they play off of him.
In this movie where the Bad News Bears do soccer in a way, Will Ferrell makes Mike Ditka look good. He makes Robert Duvall look good. He even makes the kids look good. Will is just pretty much himself, weird and a little out of touch with reality. Make that a whole lot out of touch with reality.
Still, the support he gets in this movie is priceless. The concept of the team arriving late at a soccer game in a Butcher truck all wearing bloody aprons is inspired. Some of the other things are creative & cute too. The films end is predictable, but a little different. Overall, it is entertaining for a young audience.
Mike Ditka should find some more movie work. He is pretty good in this, & is missed when he leaves the film for a while.
Director:
Jesse Dylan
Writers:
Leo Benvenuti, Steve Rudnick
Stars:
Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall, Josh Hutcherson
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