Listonixio Fresh and Exciting

Aiden Melton The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

Derrick Gibbons An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

Brenda The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

karl_consiglio I must admit I liked the concept. I would have preferred it had he not known he was being filmed at the time but thats not important. Here we got a film documentation "art piece" portraying the football star of choice in a completely new way. The cameras shoot him and only him most of the time in close up throughout the entire duration of the film and only on rare occasion and with good reason does it choose not to on interval. Here we follow, at times surprisingly poetically his heart throughout the 2005 game of France vs Brazil, not that we actually see the game as much as Zidane's contribution, at times useful, other times vacant. I like how the director plays with sounds and effects in a manner that effects our emotions and expectations. However I do believe that this film could have been done equally effective on a lower budget. Well three cheers to Douglas Gordan.

Jakub Reich Despite being a football fan I found this movie terrible. At first I thought it might be interesting to watch just one football player during the whole match, but at the end I felt almost like having the longest ninety minutes behind me. My expectations haven't been met as i was awaiting more a documentary analysis of Zidane's skills then an unsuccessful attempt to create an artwork. Of course it is useful for every football fan, either active or passive, to have a chance to view moves, strategy or tackling of such a player from different point of view. But even in that way the contribution is not much bigger than one you could get by watching normal football match. Only two major differences could be found from sitting in front of TV - the technical quality of projection is fantastic and the same are the sound effects. At least using of high-tech NASA technology proved to be worth. I just couldn't help my self from stating, that this technology could have been used for much better purposes.I didn't mean to discourage anybody from watching this "movie", but I still recommend not to...:)

bob the moo On the 23rd April 2005, 22 men came out onto a rectangle of grass in front of a crowd of tens of thousands. This walk in the park was the league match between Real Madrid and Vilareal, a game that would see three goals, several bookings and three red cards before those involved were allowed to leave the grass.Audience expectation is a terrible thing and I think it is one reason why so many viewers seemed to have similar issues with this film. Zidane etc was sold as a football film built around the concept of watching a master at work. The trailer said as much and I think a lot of people tuned in for that reason. However this is not really what the film is about because it was not really made as a portrait of the football of Zidane but rather of the art of Zidane. What this means is that the film is often quite "arty" in delivery and this actually gets in the way of the football and prevented me enjoying it consistently on this level.At times the footage is great because it doesn't really worry about the football to the degree where all shots are wide and tell you what is happening. It gives a range of shots and, despite their grainy nature, the shots of the television for replays is useful. However I did get the impression that Gordon and Parreno were overly conscious about not just making a clever Match of the Day special and thus they did push the art aspect of the film. This is seen in the decision to show replays by filming a TV screen rather than just filming the action in a normal way and playing it back. Likewise blurry footage, fast cuts, the choice of soothing but bland score, the way that the film gets from crowd noise to babbling commentators and the subtitled thoughts of Zidane.I found this off putting as it seemed forced and seemed to fly in the face of the fact that this was a film (not an installation), had been marketed as a football film and had been built around one of the finest footballers at the time. This is not to say that it is bad because, as an art piece of filming, these parts work well and, in their place, would be create. Just like the football stuff works well and it is only when it mixes with the art stuff that it falls down. So really it is two good projects but the reason it is only so-so is that it doesn't merge them well at all and indeed both aspects take away from one another rather than enhancing the experience.It is quite dull at times and the lack of clear audience will be an issue. Those coming for the art side will be bored shirtless by some of the "straight" moments where Zidane is just filming making runs off the ball etc, while football fans will be frustrated by some of the filming and the maker's lack of passion for the man's role within the game. Of course having said that, this works the other way as well with, for example, the football crowd enjoying watching Zidane moving, fighting, kicking, failing, winning etc and the art crowd enjoying that aspect. Just a shame that the project could not have delivered consistently in one way (even if that one way encompassed both these factors) rather than making them feel like distinct aims.

rafaelguetta The guys who made this movie got it so wrong. They actually show Zidane as a tired static player and not the football god he is.Zidane is my idol for many years and what makes him a great player is: 1. his absolute vision of whats going on on the football field 2. His abilities to make the players around him better.Yes, he's got amazing control of the ball and elegant movements that wont put to shame even a ballet dancer. But thats not it. For example, to show the amazing abilities of the conductor Zubin Mehta, you wont film him waving his hands for an hour of a silence movie. You must record his orchestra and show the connection between the conductor's brilliance and its outcome on his "TEAM" of musicians. The same goes to Zidan.It is pretty obvious that the film makers here, do not understand football and what really made Zidane the amazing player he is. They showcase a too long, too static performance, mostly in close ups. Most of the time you don't know where Zidane is located on the pitch, or how does he reacts to the opponents formation or plays.Sorry. Nice try but the results are poor and boring.