The Soccer Football Movie

The Soccer Football Movie
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A Lot or a Little?
The parents' guide to what's in this movie.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that The Soccer Football Movie is an animated family movie about an evil "doctor" ("Weird Al" Yankovic) who wants to steal the talent and skill of the world's best soccer players, the "All-Stars," namely, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Megan Rapinoe (real players). To do so, Yankovic invents a green goo that turns into monster slugs that "merge" with and take over the bodies of Ibrahimovic, Rapinoe, and later, Yankovic himself. They then turn into "mutant" very scary, huge, and green monster versions of themselves, with terrifying monster faces, teeth, and eyes. Monsters also often lunge toward the camera, growling and sneering. There are scary monster slugs, a monster ponytail, fight scenes with punching and kicking and throwing, chases, and moments of peril. A man attacks with a bone saw, people mutate and transform into monsters, and there's a terrifying final spider/scorpion mutant "boss" creature that has 2 rows of teeth in a huge gaping mouth, a suspended eyeball in the back of its throat, and a deadly stinger. A lot of the violence might be too scary for the movie's intended audience. The only bit of language is a single instance of "butt." There's a running joke about passing gas.
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What's the Story?
In THE SOCCER FOOTBALL MOVIE, an "evil doctor" ("Weird Al" Yankovic) wants to steal the world's best soccer players' talents, skills, and abilities. He targets Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Megan Rapinoe (both playing themselves) and turns them into horrifying "mutant" monster versions of themselves. But with the help of some children soccer players, "Weird Al" will have to overcome their team of heroes that relies on hard work and practice instead of a magic serum.
Is It Any Good?
There's a lot to like about this family soccer movie, but its terrifying monsters keep it from succeeding as a family film. While there are funny moments, The Soccer Football Movie is simply just too scary and violent for its intended audience. Younger viewers may be overwhelmed by the large "mutant" versions of real soccer heroes like Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Megan Rapinoe, in addition to the slug monsters, monster version "Weird Al" and the horrifying, huge scorpion monster at the end.
Further, monsters often lunge toward the camera with their "evil" eyes and gnarling, gnashing, and scary teeth. Monsters also explode, splattering green goo everywhere, a big scorpion monster's eye pops off, a man attacks with a bone saw, and kids are often seen being chased and in peril. Lastly, the film relies on a running fart gag that doesn't quite work. And at just over an hour, there isn't enough depth to the movie to make up for these issues. But Rapinoe and Ibrahimovic, for what it's worth, are excellent!
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Movie Details
- On DVD or streaming: November 9, 2022
- Cast: Ian James Corlett, Tania Gunadi, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, "Weird Al" Yankovic
- Director: Mitch Schauer
- Studio: Netflix
- Genre: Family and Kids
- Topics: Sports and Martial Arts, Monsters, Ghosts, and Vampires
- Run time: 73 minutes
- MPAA rating: NR
- Last updated: December 1, 2022
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