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Goal 2: Living the Dream

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I have had this disc since I bought a multi-lingual Region 1/4 disc from Amazon. Great film, continuing the journey of Santiago Nunez as a both a person and professional footballer. We get to see more of his backstory and more of his family story than in the first one. Why this film wasn't released when David Beckham set foot in LA to play with Galaxy is beyond me..can't wait for Goal III.

Good movie for the soccer fanatic, especially if you saw the 1st movie. Since I couldn't find the movie in stores, it was great to find it on Amazon.

I just wish there was a better ending, but still loved the movie. Its great that they actually had real soccer players in this movie.

I enjoyed this product very much and look forward to additional purchases. thank you again for making this possible.

Great sequel to a surprisingly good sports story. The ups and downs are somewhat typical, but you still enjoy the ride. I especially love how they tie in actual game footage to the story (i.e. ronaldinho schooling real madrid at the bernabeu). I found myself watching it about 5 times the first week i received it.

I now own the whole goal series. Great movies for the soccer/football fan. Go Newcastle!

This is a great action/drama sports movie. There are many cameo appearances from International Football Stars and the action is not stop.

Good service and product. Movie so-so. Very abrupt ending without a satisfactory end. Left open for a sequel. I guess it was a bad produced movie.

For anyone who has seen the movie "Goal: The Dream Begins", this film is a natural progression. Most of the protagonists are the same, except that nature of their relationship changes drastically. For fans of the soccer sport, this movie is a treat because many of the scenes are done on the soccer field where professionals showcase their soccer talent.

Main character Santiago has made it to the big league. He is "in" with the boys playing professional soccer, making lots of money. He still has the same girlfriend, his Newcastle little nurse who is the grounding force in their relatonship. But Santiago has turned into caricature. He now wears expensive watch and sunglasses, has huge diamond earrings and fancy car and a house. We do not see what, if anything he has done (financially or otherwise) for his aging grandmother and little brother who lived in US on the verge of poverty while Santiago is playing professional soccer in Madrid, Spain.

Santiago is living a dream he alsways wanted, but that comes at a steep price. His relationship with his father was never fully repaired, and his father dies from heart attack. Santiago's manager knows well that luck is short lived and in addition to managing Santiago's career, he still keeps his mechanic shop. Santiago's colleagues and fighting to keep their place in the league and hide their signs of aging. Then, his mother and half-brother appear out of no where and that rocks his world.

I was disappointed about part 2. I expected more. But if you like soccer and want to follow up on the story this film is must see. I understand they are preparing "Goal 3" which will probably be titled "The end of the Dream" . One can already see that Santiago is not street smart enough to take care of his career, his health and relaitonship with people he cares about. I can already see that his dream will be over quick, faster than it started and he will fall into caring hands of his girlfriend, mother, grandmother and his talent agent. Perhaps he will even become a mechanic and find some way to earn his living for the rest of his life.

Munez, a player at New Castle, gets a job offer to play for Real Madrid. He accepts the offer, takes his fiancée to live with him in Madrid, only to discover that many problems will begin to happen.

First, he is caught by fame and wealth. He starts getting approached by girls, which obviously makes his fiancée jealous and uncomfortable. His fiancee gets back home and knows after a while that he cheated on her during her leave. Also, he discovers that his mother, who abandoned him when he was young, is living in Madrid. He knows this from his little brother whom he met for the first time. In addition to the previous problems, he unconsciously is competing with his offence friend at Real Madrid, which creates some tension between them. All this affected his performance at the pitch.

This movie depicts what these rich players go through. Their lives are not all about enjoying football and making lots of money, they also have lots of personal problems that do affect their gameplay. Check out the biographies of some of the big players and see for yourself. Maradona is a great example.

Even though I am a Barca fan and wish Real Madrid would not win another game ever, I thought this movie was good.