Who said actors can't play soccer & soccer stars can't act?

Rating: Null/10 (24 September 1999)

The film that inspired a million overhead kicks and also lead to thousands of youngsters believing they could play in goal after watching Sly Stallone's woefully pathetic attempt in between the sticks. This sporting 'Great Escape' mixed the stars of film and soccer (mainly Ipswich's Europe conquering side but also Pele and Ardiles) and produced a satisfactory effort. The acting is better than I am sure they hoped and the cast looked like they were enjoying themselves. The subject matter was serious though and you would come away with either a sense of triumph and enthusiasm for the human of spirit or, at the very least, the appreciation that Saturday's big game isn't against a crack team of army players!