Alex & Me (2018) Reviews

• Never give up on your Dreams

  nowego2018-06-15

  I think this movie is aimed at kids under 13, even though it has a story for everyone, most of the actors would not be classed as A list, but the enthusiasm of the younger actors is refreshing. They do a much better job than most of the adult actors. Alex Morgan should stick to soccer, she is obviously a pretty good player. Siena Agudong is very good throughout the movie and has a bright future. James Moses Black overacts as the opposition coach and is obnoxious, but again he is supposed to be and does a pretty good job. I stayed the distance and watched this all the way through, but it is definitely not aimed at adults and many would turn off very early on. Most younger children would love it and some adults might, I found it good enough to watch once, but wouldn't watch it again. A family movie with no violence or foul language.

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• Fantasy Tale is Surprisingly Funny & Enjoyable

  larrys32018-06-22

  This is a fantasy tale so naturally some of the plot elements are just that--fantasy. However, I was pleasantly surprised at the humor and feel-good aspects of the movie, but it also can be a little too sugary sweet and predictable for my tastes. Siena Agudong gives a most natural performance here as thirteen-year-old Reagan, who idolizes the soccer great Alex Morgan. When Reagan hits her head on a piece of furniture, one of Reagan's posters of Morgan comes to life and begins to mentor Reagan in her dreams of becoming a really good player. I might mention that Morgan is supremely gorgeous and a great athlete but her acting is a little stiff at this point. Overall, if you take this movie, written and directed by Eric Champnella, for what it is, it can be funny and a feel-good flick that I would think the whole family could enjoy.

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• for kids

  chibullon2018-06-16

  This is a great kids movie not intended for adults but may enjoy it . I'm tired of vilent movies for kids that this is a graet movie for the familie. I't shows kids r o try hard and adults not to ignor and to be behind r hem 100%. I personatly prefer rhe Bad News Bears becouse it shows that you dont need to win to be aucsesfull.

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• Great movie!

  misswritercreates2019-04-20

  My dad likes sports movies so agreed to watch this with young adults. We all enjoyed it. Yes, it's intended for kids but us adults liked it too. Cute movie, would probably watch it again.

• Saccharine Soccer Film

  lavatch2018-06-24

  The late owner of the Oakland Raiders, Al Davis, would often say to his team, "Just win, baby!" This supposedly inspirational film about soccer is based on the Al Davis motto instead of focusing on team comaraderie and other positive values of competitive sports that should be the primary focus for young people. It is also grossly misleading to promote the view to kids that if you try hard and do your exercises, you can be like a one-in-a-million soccer star like Alex Morgan, whose nickname was "Baby Horse." The film is so sweet and syrupy that in an outtake from the DVD bonus track, the father of the young soccer player is screaming at her to get in the car. Of course, he comes across as a monster and the antithesis of the All-American father character in the film, and hence the scene was never in consideration for the final cut. There were other moments in the film that were laughable, especially the soccer player's older brother, who was being recruited by football programs at major colleges and universities across the nation. But the brother's physique never came close to looking like a football player unless he was trying out for the place kicker. The best scenes in the film were the fantasy experiences when the young athlete imagines that she is being tutored by soccer icon Patricia Alexandra Morgan. The bonding between the mentor and her student was effectively realized by the filmmakers. Another likeable part of the film was the action on the field in the soccer games that led to the underdog Breakaways making it to the Diamond Cup Finals and playing in Harris Stadium. Although the goaltending looked non-existent throughout the film, the strikers had some skills, and the game footage was exciting. Overall, the film was an enjoyable trifle that introduced audiences to Alex Morgan and mentioned other great women soccer players like Mia Hamm and Abby Wambach. But it went overboard on the sentimentality, glossing over the downside of zealous parents prodding their kids to excel in competitive sports when what they should be doing is supporting their kids in enjoying childhood and growing up to be independently-minded individuals. The outspoken and controversial soccer goalkeeper Hope Solo recently went on the record by saying that "Soccer in America right now is a rich white kid sport." But "Alex and Me" offered the opposite smarmy slant that soccer is the great egalitarian sport that represents an idealized vision of globalization. The reality is probably in the exact middle of those two extremes.

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