"I can't believe that pretty much actually happened! With a couple of embellishments along the way..."
This delightful feel-good comedy-drama follows the fortunes of the notoriously weak American Samoan football team which, following their famous 31-0 defeat by Australia, employs a new (foreign) coach in order to try to score one goal in the World Cup qualifiers. With its mix of comedy of embarrassment, underdog and fish-out-of-water story, it is consistently gently amusing, and it both embraces its silliness and digs into the emotional drama when necessary to good effect. It is well played and nicely written with a wry tongue-in-cheek style that is very much Taika Waititi, led by a fun and genial performance by Michael Fassbender and bolstered by a breezy pop soundtrack and sunny vibe. The end-credits gag is also worth a giggle.
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