Is It The Shoes Or Is It The Boy? Golden Shoes A Movie Review

The Greatest Goal is Believing.

Starring Dina Meyer, Eric Roberts, David DeLuise, Christian Koza, Montel Williams, Aedin Mincks, with Vivica A. Fox & John Rhys-Davies

 A Feel-Good Movie for the Whole Family

Debuts on Digital HD Sept. 25 & on DVD & On Demand Oct. 6

Beverly Hills, Calif. (July 27, 2015) – Written and directed by Lance Kawas (Fractured),
Golden Shoes, the Dove-family-approved movie for ages 12+, arrives on Digital HD from Starz Digital Sept. 25 and on DVD and On Demand Oct. 6 from Anchor Bay Entertainment. Christian Koza (Fractured) overcomes numerous obstacles to achieve his dream of becoming a great soccer player in this inspirational film, also starring Dina Meyer (Starship Troopers), Eric Roberts (The Dark Night, “Heroes”), David DeLuise (“The Wizards of Waverly Place”), talk show host Montel Williams, Aedin Mincks (“A.N.T. Farm”), with Vivica A. Fox (Kill Bill Vol. 1, Independence Day) and John Rhys-Davies (The Lord of the Rings franchise, Raiders of the Lost Ark).

As long as he could remember, eight-year-old Christian Larou (Christian Koza) dreamed of being a great soccer player like his idol, Cristiano Ronaldo. When his father is deployed to Afghanistan and his mother is hospitalized, he pours himself into the game he loves. With the help of some very special shoes, can Christian lead his team to the championship, inspire an entire nation, and bring his family together again?

Golden Shoes will be available for the suggested retail price of $19.98.   To learn more about the film, please visit www.goldenshoesmovie.com.

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Anchor Bay Entertainment is a leading independent home entertainment company celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2015. Anchor Bay acquires and releases a wide array of filmed entertainment in the theatrical and home entertainment markets, including STARZ Original series, children's entertainment, fitness (Anchor Bay Fitness), sports and specialty films on Blu-ray™ and DVD formats. The company has long-term distribution agreements in place for select programming with The Weinstein Company, AMC Networks and RADiUS, among others. Headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA, Anchor Bay Entertainment (www.anchorbayentertainment.com) is a full service distributor in the North American market. Anchor Bay Entertainment is a Starz (NASDAQ: STRZA, STRZB) business, www.starz.com.

GOLDEN SHOES DVD

Street Date: Oct. 6, 2015

Pre-book: Sept. 2, 2015

Catalog #: DV63575

UPC: 013132635750

Run Time: 89 minutes

Rating: Not rated

SRP: $19.98

Format: DVD

Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1/16x9

English Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1

Spanish Audio: Stereo

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The 411 by Maria: 

This isn't just a movie about soccer but about:

• War and the folks left waiting at home
• Bullying, by kids and adults
• Economics 
• Emergency Lists, always have people who will have your child's best interest at heart on the list.
• Nurses and how patients couldn't get through their hospital stay without them
• Perserverance
• American Pride and how it takes one feel good story for a nation to stand together
• Local Sport Teams and how important they are to their community 
• Jealousy
• Remembering that everyone has a story 
• A Mother's Love
• AND More

In Golden Shoes a boy and his mom are waiting for word on his dad who is away fighting in Afghanistan. They haven't heard from him for months but mom is doing the best she can to keep the home fire burning and being both mom and dad to her son 8 year old Christian.

Christian wants to play soccer like his idol Cristiano Ronaldo. He watches him play and wishes he could play just like him. His mom tells him he can be whatever he wants to be.

When she is injured in a car accident the person on the Emergency List, a neighbor played by Eric Roberts who is a single dad with two boys on Christian's soccer team is the guy in charge of Christian.

He brings Christian to get new "boots". Well, old, dirty, free "boots" is what he asks for. He doesn't want to spend any of his money on this boy he doesn't like.  Montel Williams plays the shoes guy and he gives Christian some muddy old soccer "boots". Christian can suddenly play like a pro and leads his team to victory after victory, getting front page news and local media coverage which catches the eye of Washington. The President swears to find this boys father and send him home!

What I loved most is wow...there are a lot of actors in this movie. Check them out here

This is a feel good movie except when you literally want to punch Eric Roberts in the face. He is so mean. This little boy's father is away and his mother is in a hospital but this guy has this kid sleeping in the basement and tries to steal his shoes every chance he gets which will also have his son's team losing. I don't get it. There was really no reason for him to be mean other than he is raising kids alone.

The other neighbor played by John Rhys Davis who starts out being crotchety ends up being Christian's "angel". I love that.

Great ending!
Great cast!

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Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy for my honest opinion. No monetary compensation was offered.