Penalty 2019 ‘पिनल्टी’ Directed by Shubham Singh
A young boy Lukram, hailing from the state of Manipur, situated in the Northeastern part of the country, is a football enthusiast and enrols in a Lucknow-based college to realise his dream of playing for the Indian national team, but his dreams start to crumble when he is subjected to blatant racism and zonal politics that is prevalent in this sport’s team-selection process.
A sports film that missed its goal of being a laudable tale of discrimination by a mile.
I had so many expectations from this, but this movie failed me bad, very bad
Loved the dynamic of Manjot and Lukram, but there was absolutely no need to introduce that love angle.
Why, oh why, can't bollywood give us a decent football movie? Is it so damn difficult?
In Penalty, trying to break a teammate's leg with a club (rather than with a well-timed tackle) is an idea from Lethal Soccer Mom that should never be repeated. I watched it on Netflix but even though it has quite a bit of football, it's not worth your time.
See my full review at soccermoviemom.com/penalty-2019/
Quite possibly the most wooden and stilted performances I've seen in my entire life.
Also, turns out that the titular "Penalty" does not even happen in the film.
I feel cheated.
A strong plot with a strong message gets ruined due to poor execution. The film has its moments but they are not enough to compensate for the improper ending.
probably the most disapponting movie in bollywood: there were no proper actors and it was an incredibly flawed message. there were so many chances for the movie to actually deliver but it just ended up being a waste of time, please don’t watch it.
This film feels like a day dream a kid in Lukram’s situation might have to imagine the perfect scenario for his rise to the top because it ties the bow so perfectly even though the plot progression makes no sense. It’s a real shame because the first half has real heart and tells a story that’s important to tell about how Indians perceive their compatriots of the northeast but quickly falls apart when it’s evident they ran out of ideas to resolve the tension
it was super predictable but i enjoyed it lol it was like a game guessing which tropes u could get right
Penalty is the kind of simplistically crafted, shabbily conceived and naive football film that ends up harming the Beautiful Game infinitely more than celebrating it. The story of a Manipuri player being treated as an outsider at a football-centric Lucknow university is told with the sort of blissful ignorance that only reinforces racist stereotypes instead of serving as a cautionary tale against discrimination.
Think Nagesh Kukunoor’s Iqbal, but without a sense of tropes, timing, sport, performance, and more literal with its “outcast” metaphors. For instance, hero Iqbal was deaf and mute for viewers to equate economic disenfranchisement with physical disadvantage. The symbolism is almost offensive on paper, but the movie still managed to pull off the basic beats of an…
India doesn't make movies on football, and the few we have made haven't been good. Had high hopes from this as the people chosen for the movie seem to be proper players who could play football, but was ruined by weak choreography, direction and screenplay.
Hope we can get a great movie on football out of India soon!
A sports film that missed its goal of being a laudable tale of discrimination by a mile.
The premise held good intentions, but that's about it. Everything else was a faulty cringe-fest thereafter.
I doubt the makers of the film watch or understand the sport because all it touched upon and depicted were impaired stereotypes.
I had so many expectations from this, but this movie failed me bad, very bad
Loved the dynamic of Manjot and Lukram, but there was absolutely no need to introduce that love angle.
Why, oh why, can't bollywood give us a decent football movie? Is it so damn difficult?
Love the idea, even though it is nothing that hasn't been done before. God awful execution, though.
When are we getting a good Indian football film ugh.
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