Next Goal Wins review: Silly, Light-weight but irreverently funny sports comedy
Film: Next Goal WinsCast: Michael Fassbender, Oscar Kightley, Kaimana, David Fane, Rachel House, Beulah Koale, Taika Waititi, Will ArnettCo-Writer/Director: Taika WaititiRating: 2.5/5Runtime: 104 min
This one is a stock formulaic sports comedy even though it’s based on real events, with Taika Waititi himself presiding ( as narrator / priest) over the resurrection of American Samoa (not to be mixed up with Samoa) World Cup yet-to-qualify football team. The treatment is silly, pretty much light-weight and irreverent,…