It is a wholesome, light movie that is rare in today's media landscape.
It highlights the emotional complexity of a family dealing with loss while focusing on mother-daughter bonding. What Doesn't soccer mom
The story follows Wendy (Missi Pyle), a widowed mom trying to connect with her soccer-loving teen daughter, Becca (Emily Osment), whose team is having a losing season. Through a series of unlikely events, Wendy puts on prosthetics, a disguise, and an Italian accent to pose as a famous male soccer coach to help her daughter’s team succeed. What Works It is a wholesome, light movie that is
⚽ Review: "Soccer Mom" (2008) — A Silly, Charming Family Flick Through a series of unlikely events, Wendy puts
“...a refreshingly funny family film. It's laugh-out-loud funny for everyone in the family, not just the kids and not just for the adults.” Inside Pulse · 17 years ago
It stretches the limits of reality quite a bit—it's hard to believe anyone would fall for the disguise.
Soccer Mom is a harmless, entertaining "direct-to-DVD" style movie that is perfect for a Sunday afternoon. It's cheesy, but Pyle and Osment make it genuinely fun.