Jess gets the chance to fulfill her dream when Brit Jules Paxton (KEIRA KNIGHTLEY) spots her playing in the park with her friends, including Tony (AMEET CHANA). Jules plays for a local all-girls team and convinces her dreamy coach, Joe (JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS), to allow Jess to try out. Jules wants to play professionally in America, but while her dad (FRANK HARPER) is supportive, her mother (JULIET STEVENSON) isn't, as she fears that her daughter is not feminine enough.
As the girls become fast friends, they must contend with both falling for Joe as well as dealing with their parents' reactions to them playing soccer. With Jess' actions putting a strain on her relationship with her family as they prepare for Pinky's wedding, she must decide whether to abide by their rules and traditions and give up her dream, or throw all caution to the wind and keep pursuing it.
Various characters have varying degrees of bad attitudes, while tense family material involves parents and their kids not seeing eye to eye about the latter's involvement in playing soccer and not following family tradition and/or being feminine enough. Some characters smoke, while others drink (and one young woman appears a bit intoxicated).
Some imitative behavior is present, while some characters briefly push and/or struggle with others. Should you still be concerned about the film's appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home, you may want to look more closely at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content.
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(2002) (Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley) (PG-13)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Moderate
Minor
Moderate
None
None
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Mild
None
None
None
Moderate
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Heavy
Mild
Moderate
Moderate
Minor
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Reviewed February 3, 2002 / Posted March 28, 2003
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