Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

GarnettTeenage The film was still a fun one that will make you laugh and have you leaving the theater feeling like you just stole something valuable and got away with it.

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Rio Hayward All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Stertzes Fantastic movie for kids and adults, and you don't have to love or know much about soccer to enjoy it. The characters are interesting and the writing is really clever. Plus there's a great moral to the story (several, in fact). The movie covers father-son relationships, bullying, teamwork, doing your best, facing fear, cheating, vanity, rivalry, and a host of other important topics, all in a fun, fast- paced, and witty hour and 45 minutes. Plus, it has foosball! What more could one want?Really, this far exceeded my expectations and there is nothing inappropriate about it - - no bad words, sex, drugs, overly scary scenes, or slow, awkward content. It was a surprisingly enjoyable movie to watch with my 12 year old daughter (who hates sports!). We give it two enthusiastic thumbs up.

leonblackwood Review: OK, I know that this movie has a silly concept, but I really enjoyed it and I liked the funny characters. Its about a table football genius who beats the town bully at a game of table football and later on in life, the bully becomes a big time football player. Flash, the town bully, decides to take over the village, but Amadeo, the table football genius, has other ideas. After the bar with the table football game gets demolished, Amadeo saves the game from being destroyed and the little players in the game come alive, which sounds a bit weird but the movie becomes fun after that. Anyway, to get back his town, Amadeo challenges Flash to a real football match and he sets out to find a team to take on Flash's amazing football team. With the help of his table football team, Amadeo's unprofessional team fight against the football geniuses to save there town and gain respect. The big football match at the end was great and the animation looked brilliant. There's funny jokes throughout the movie, which are very well written, and the love story with Amadeo's long time sweet heart was a good addition to the great storyline. As I hadn't heard about the movie before, my expectations weren't that high, which is why I enjoyed it even more. The only downside was the English voices which were a bit tedious after a while but it's still a very well put together movie. Enjoyable! Round-Up: I'm really surprised that this movie wasn't a major hit, with the amount of people that watch football around the world. There were some decent names supplying there voice to the film, like John Leguizamo and Chazz Palminteri, but the movie still didn't get a big distribution budget, which is a right shame because it deserved it. There are a few innuendo's throughout the movie, which are put there for the football fans and there is a touch of adult humour which made it fun for all ages. Its good to see that the movie made its  money back, even though it didn't get the big Hollywood treatment, but I'm sure that it would have made more with the right people behind it. Anyway, it's definitely worth a watch if your a football fan and if you want a fun movie for the whole family.Budget: $21million Worldwide Gross: $25millionI recommend this movie to people who are into their animation movies about a table football genius who takes on the town bully at a real game of football with a little help from his friends. 6/10

jprabino I think that Metegol is great. It is the first time (along with The Secret in their Eyes) that I go to see an Argentinian movie because it is actually really good, and not because it's only Argentinian. Campanella surely knows how to capture or, in this case, produce moments of excitement and humor very efficiently. It is true also that the plot is really naive, but that's not the point. The point is that for the first time Argentina puts its name right there with mega blockbusters like Despicable Me 2 (EXCELLENT Movie, by the way) or any Disney productions. Like I say on the title, I believe that this is the first step to prove that it is possible to do things really well and really competitive. Campanella needs to keep pushing this forward, and he needs to be replenished of creativity by the newer generations of filmmakers. There are only 2 things that I will criticize about this film, and please let these be taken constructively: -Like I said before, the plot is really naive. Not because it's a movie aimed to a kid audience, has to have a kids plot. -The voice acting should be improved. In Metegol, they aimed to have "recognizable faces" for the roles, but they had no experience in voice acting. Pablo Rago, el Negro Fontova and Coco Sily are OK, but I think that Diego Ramos should have put more emotion into his performance. Basically as an audience you kept disassociating the character from its voice, and that CAN't happen.Well, that's it, if you still didn't watch it, go watch it. It is a great first step in what I believe will be the first of many great Argentinian productions. To all the production and artistic team of this film, chapeau.

Luciana Guillen If I do not put a 10/10 is because of the subtle animation errors, for example the explosion. Aside of that, THE MOVIE IS AMAZING! I don't know where to start reviewing. If you watched The Secret in Their Eyes, you'll remember the camera angles Campanella is capable of. I've never seen so much dynamism in a foosball game before, the one where Amadeo is playing, and you see the ball going back and forth, by the ball angle! It's amazing, you never get tired and it's just a foosball game! Not to mention when foosball players come to life, one better than the other. All pretty memorable and likable. The style in the character design is great too. Specially in the players as well. The history background, while subtle, was great and well managed. The soundtrack... I only matched it to some action moments in Toy Story... was I really matching an Argentinian movie to a Disney mega-production? Yes, I was. And I'll do it again if I hear it again. Because is amazing, perfect, so good. I'm not so committed to national stuff, but this one is... out of words. I remember just one thing from that July 18th at cinema... every time a goal was scored in movie kids cheered it as it was a real match they were watching. I wanted to cry so bad. Thanks Campanella for helping our emotions to grow! Thank you so much.