Il campione

It is not the best movie out there, but neither the worst. Characters are well written albeit being a little bit stereotyped: the troubled and extremely talented kid with a rather difficult past, the teacher who suffered the loss of a beloved one who is now apatic and borderline alcoholic, the next door girl the protagonist falls in love with etc.

Despite the not exceptional characterization the story unfolds pretty well and gives a more in depth look at what all of them had to go through during their lives and makes the spectator sympathize and cheer for them throughout the movie, which might sound like a very cheap thing but, and you have to trust me on this, it's not.

The scenes shot around "Trigoria" (ASR Roma training facility) and at the "Stadio Olimpico" (ASR Roma home stadium) are also well made and adds a thin but very important atmosphere which is always a good thing in these kinds of movies.

Overall a solid movie worth watching if you love football movies, do not expect a masterpiece but if you're looking for something that has both football and a little bit of drama (not really actually) then that's the movie for you.