![]() ![]() Look, Alex Morgan became an athlete for a reason. What you really want to know is: how good is Alex Morgan’s acting in this movie? Parents might want to have a talk with their kids about concussion protocols afterward (seriously, this child gets two grade 3 concussions in one season and not a single adult takes her to get medical treatment) but it’s otherwise standard feel-good children’s sports movie fare. So right up front, if you have an 11-year-old at home who loves soccer, this is a sweet, predictable family film about a girl from a mixed-race family who gains self-confidence through learning the value of hard work. SSFC is, of course, geared towards adult fans of American soccer, but the target audience for this film is probably solidly in the 12-and-under range. Reagan bonks her head while trying to tear down an Alex Morgan poster in a fit of resentment and when she comes to, an hallucination of Alex Morgan appears to train and encourage her.Īthletes doing kids’ films makes for a slightly tricky beast when it comes time for a review. Long story short: the protagonist, Reagan, is a 13-year-old who loves soccer and idolizes Alex Morgan, but has two lightly neglectful parents who are completely focused on her football-playing older brother and his college recruitment. SSFC received an advance copy in exchange for writing a review, but if you think we weren’t going to review a movie where Alex Morgan plays an hallucination of herself anyway, then what are we even doing here. Alex Morgan has just put out a family film called Alex & Me. ![]()
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