The first real Football Film

Rating: 9/10 (3 June 2006)

It would be fair to say that this is most probably the first real Football movie of its time. With stars like Caine and Stallone on board, along with an array of football stars including the one and only Pele and gentleman Bobby Moore, it is truly a classic. Some people say that the story is old hat, but I disagree. Even without the football it is a very solid War film. You don't have to be a football fan to enjoy the film, any sports fan can relate to the story that is thrust upon you.
It is the classic David and Goliath type battle with football being the medium. I can remember the first time I saw the film, the cinema erupted every time the prisoners scored a goal, that was the intensity of the movie.
If you are a football fan, do yourself a favour and get the movie, if not for the storyline, but also the interest it brings, with some truly world class footballers on show. If you are not a football fan, this movie might just convert you!