ridiculous but slightly entertaining.

Rating: 5/10 (16 April 2009)

There are some laws that directors should have to follow when the make films. One of them should be not to make their movie's absolutely ridiculous. If this were the case this movie would certainly breach this act.
In this film, a bunch of allied prisoners of war take on the national German football (soccer) team. I think we have spotted our first sign of complete ridiculousness. This is the start. It gets worse when the match is held in nazi occupied Pairs in a stadium with both allied and German supporters. Obviously this would have been impossible during wartime. Now trust me when I say it gets more ridiculous. It does. I don't want to spoil it for you but if you watch it you'll know exactly what I mean. On the other side however I did find this film a bit entertaining and also in some parts quite amusing. Overall I do have to say that I enjoyed the film more than I disliked the film. I would say it is worth watching - it is just very ridiculous. Remember when football was just a game?