An over-aggressive soccer star is suspended and returns home, where she ends up assisting to coach her niece's team and conflicts with its somewhat hapless male coach. Kristoffer Polaha, usually great at portraying benevolent, a bit ironic, down-to-earth characters, appears excessively dejected and subdued in this role. Nadia Hatta is very convincing as unduly competitive, but shows no depth and fails to credibly project shades of a more complete or loving personality.
Somehow, the movie does not explain how these two characters, locked in their own antagonistic bubbles, find some chemistry and a way to love each other.
The idea of the story was nice and contained many elements of human and family values. The execution is bland and generic, which denies giving credit to the intent.
The soccer playing scenes, by the way, are very poorly done and only prove that all actresses, both young and adult, actually suck at this game. It could have been easy to hire a couple of real players to kick the ball once or twice.
Essentially the film is family-friendly, in no way offensive, and watchable. Yet, is no more than a feeble effort that falls quite short of its potential and the target.
Somehow, the movie does not explain how these two characters, locked in their own antagonistic bubbles, find some chemistry and a way to love each other.
The idea of the story was nice and contained many elements of human and family values. The execution is bland and generic, which denies giving credit to the intent.
The soccer playing scenes, by the way, are very poorly done and only prove that all actresses, both young and adult, actually suck at this game. It could have been easy to hire a couple of real players to kick the ball once or twice.
Essentially the film is family-friendly, in no way offensive, and watchable. Yet, is no more than a feeble effort that falls quite short of its potential and the target.