Hindi movie

Goal is made on the lines of Chak De India but unlike the latter it lacks intensity. It is a spiel to the core with some Desh Bhakti in it. It is quite evident that the movie tries to awaken the patriotic feeling of the audience, but fails to do so. The story has been repeated in so many movies earlier that it is quite a predictable movie. The movie is like body without soul.

The movie tells the story of Southall United Football Club. The club captained by Shaan Ali Khan (Arshad Warsi) is in deep crisis. The club faces an eviction order by City Council. The only way to save the club from disaster is by winning the Combined Counties Football League. Shaan accepts the challenge to save the club. He takes help of Tony Singh (Boman Irani) who agrees to train his team. The club does not have an aggressive forward, so comes our hero Sunny Bhasin(Johan Abraham). Sunny wants to play for England but due to his color he is rejected from the team. The only problem is that Shaan and Sunny hate each other. Inspite of all these odds the team advances towards victory. Sunny becomes a football star. Johny Bakshi (Dalip Tahil) lures Sunny and convinces him to get out of the team. What happens to Southall is what the story deals with.

The script of the movie is repeated many times in the past and thus it is not difficult to predict the plot of the movie. The character of Tony Singh is repeated in almost all the sports movie. We don’t understand the need to show the coach as a de-esteemed person. This trend is followed in almost all the sport’s drama. John gives a good performance and plays his role in a stylish manner. Bipasha has been wasted; her character has no prominence in the film. The music of the movie is just above average. The track Billo Rani was not required at all and it just pops out of nowhere. It was irrelevant song. The movie is just about average. Do not compare with Chak De India as the latter is far too good.