STORYLINE: A small goat with big dreams gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to join the pros and play roarball, a high-intensity, co-ed, full-contact sport dominated by the fastest, fiercest animals in the world.  (Indb)

    Question, and it’s an easy one.  What do The Sandlot (1993), Space Jam (1996), and Miracle (2004) all have in common?  They are all sports films, that are fun for the whole family.  The new animated feature film Goat, joins those features, and many others in the genre.  

    Going to see films like Goat, there is a preset expectation of predictability.  It’s the kind of feature that’s story has been told multiple times before over the years.  The story arc, characters and their development, the morals of the story, and, of course, the stand up and cheer moments all get bundled together to create the movie.  That is exactly the kind of movie Goat is.  It doesn’t pretend to be anything different, which I appreciate when a film does that. 

    I personally have not been the targeted age demographic for a few decades now, that Goat is targeting.  That showed with my enjoyment.  I could not get into the story.  It was not the sports aspects, because o have enjoyed sports movies such as Remember the Titans (2001).  Nor was it being a kids film, because I have enjoyed children’s cinema, such as Moana (2016).  The story, while complete, was not developed enough for me.

   Goat did carry a positive message of determination throughout its story.  However, when creating a film such as this one, for a younger audience, a positive message like that is expected. 

    Goat is not my kind of movie, nor am I the intended audience. 

    Until next time I will see you at the movies!