Film Preview: Next Goal Wins (2023)

Film Poster

Page Revisions:

(April 30, 2023) Original
(October 1, 2023) New Trailer (#2) — New Posters (#2-#3)

Release Date:

November 17, 2023

Synopsis:

From IMDb: “The story of the infamously terrible American Samoa soccer team, known for a brutal 2001 FIFA match they lost 31-0.”

Poster Rating: C / B- / C

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Review: (#1) While familiarity with the trailer is a requisite for understanding the purpose of this poster, the lack of details outside of the bus, even with a lovely backdrop, doesn’t make for a very striking image.

(#2) A strong sense of color adds visual strength to the design and keeps the background color from feeling overbearing. It feels a bit tacked on with each character having slightly different lighting than the others. It won’t be noticeable to most, but will to some. (#3) The emptiness makes the central image stick out even more for its cheap PhotoShopping of figures into the bus with differing and inappropriate character sizes.

Trailer Rating: C+ / C

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Review: (#1) There are a few nice moments of comedy here and the concept has some measure of interest to audiences, but Taika Waititi’s trademark humor doesn’t quite come through, which doesn’t bode well for the film’s potential.

(#2) The humor is mostly absent, which makes it tough to find the appeal. Further, allowing Waititi to narrative the purpose of the film takes the viewer out of the experience, which further minimizes its potential interest to viewers.