"This film takes a look back at the American team that brought women's soccer to the cover of Time Magazine. From the World Cup's visit to China in 1990 to the record setting Final in 1999."
2000 Bombo Sports and Entertainment.
Runs Approx. 60 min.
What was good?
A good job was done getting former players and celebrities to give interviews for the documentary and most of them were very informative. There was a decent amount of archive footage that was shown, which made reliving the events a lot easier. And for someone who knew little about the USWNT before 1999 it was very informative.
What was bad?
The film was too short, considering it covers over ten years of history and moves too fast in my opinion. The actual 1991 World Cup isn't covered as much as I would have liked, and neither are any of the others. More game footage and expanded commentary from all of the US games would have helped flesh it out. And with little in the way of special features, all you can do is watch the short film over and over.
Overall?
Not a bad US centered soccer documentary. Despite its condensed nature I still came away feeling better informed about the USWNT and entertained in the process as I remembered watching the final in 1999 and the emotions that went with it.
Rating
7/10
Retailed for $14.99 @ Tower Records
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