LFG

This film is entertaining, educational, and enlightening. My only criticism is the film feels more like a PR pitch ("why the women deserve equal pay rates") than an analysis of the legal case. The US Soccer Federation refused to participate, so there's no "other side" presented. The women do absolutely deserve the opportunity to make equal pay rates to the men. But I would have liked to learn more about the counter arguments (for the sake of being better informed). There is a brief recap at the end where Megan does give a bit of context to the counter argument.

I hope more people will post reviews of the film itself. Currently the documentary has a very poor overall score due to 1 star reviews from users who are personally offended by the concept of gender equality (but have nothing direct to say about the film).

"LFG" (2021 release; 104 min.) is a documentary about the US Women's National Soccer Team's law suit against the US Soccer Federation, demanding equal pay (as compared to the Men's National Soccer Team). As the movie opens, we get brief glimpses of Jessica McDonald, Megan Rapinoe, Kristen Press and others, explaining what "LFG" actually stands for (sorry, can't tell you or my review will violate review standards). We then go to "Day 1, March 8, 2019, International Women's Day", when the law suit is filed and the ladies explain in detail how things like money, training resources, traveling conditions (hotels and planes) are heavily skewed towards the Men's National Team, even though the Women's National Team is far more successful (multiple World Cups wins and Olympic Gold Medals). The law suit comes just 3 months before the 2019 World Cup opens in France. At this point we are 10 min. Into the documentary.

Couple of comments: this is the latest from Oscar-nominated documentary makers (and husband and wife) Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine. Here they get seemingly unfettered access to many stars of the US Women's National Soccer Team as they battle for glory in the 2019 World Cup and they battle their employer (US Soccer Federation) for better (if not equal) pay. As to the documentary itself: it clearly shows the heavy toll the law suit takes on these ladies, while the USSF deploys any and all possible means (including law firms and lobbyists) to block the law suit at every possible level and instance, just disgraceful frankly. When Rapinoe makes a comment that then-President Trump trashes in a tweet, Rapinoe pushes back. Good for her. Lest anyone forget: Trump is the guy who tried to overthrow the US Congress because he didn't like the Nov '20 presidential election results (which showed who he is: a lyin' L-O-S-E-R). As to the substance of the law suit: this is an economic issue that should be easily resolved with a verified audit of the revenues generated by the Men's and the Women's soccer team. Instead the USSF argues that women are "inherently inferior" to men. No, really, they claim that with a straight face. Bottom line: this documentary is inspirational on so many levels. Hats off to the makers of this film, and of course to the women soccer players, who under tremendous pressure deliver on and off the field with grace and determination and skill (and whereas the US Men's National Soccer team embarrassed the game and didn't even qualify for the most recent World Cup).

"LFG" premiered at the recent Tribeca Film Festival and then went straight to HBO Max a few days ago, where I caught it the other night. If you have any interest in the state of soccer in this country, or how women continue to face gender discrimination to this very day, I'd readily suggest you check this out, and draw your own conclusion.

Gonna cut straight to the point here. Men enjoy sports more than women on average. Pro female athletes have nobody to blame for them being underpaid but other women. The average women does not care about womens sports at all. That is why womens sports is so low. Do you expect an audience to be entertained by a slower less skilled version of a sport? This is an equal world, the demand is entertainment... money talks.... its not the men teams fault that women are slower and less skilled on average in every sport. Men get more viewers so they get more money. Women get less viewers so they get less money.

And if you would like to argue that the women should be paid more because they win more thats a decent point but its massively overshadowed by the fact that nobody cares about womens sports. Nobody is gonna watch a watered down version of an entertainment product. You can claim sexism all you want, but then ask yourself why roughly 8/10 women dont care about womens pro athletics to any degree.

Every person on here will cry foul play, and then themselves and every other female family member they have wont watch a single WNBA game in their life.

Most of the other reviewers have said they haven't even watched the film. If you care about women's rights and are not a caveman, this film is a great deep dive into the value institutions put on women's work. These women deserve equal pay.

This documentary does a great job of telling the story of the Women's National Soccer Team and their ongoing journey towards equality. I am quite frankly stunned by the negative reviews that have been left on this site by people who likely believe women do not deserve equal access and equal pay. The women in this documentary are still playing as the number one team in the world while being paid less than their male counterparts who didn't even qualify for the last World Cup.

As an attorney myself, I believe the film did a great job of showcasing the legal fight that happens while engaging with a lawsuit and how damaging summary judgement decisions can be when Judges are able to be the sole deciding person.

This documentary should be celebrated along with the Women's National Soccer Team that made it possible. People need to hear this story and understand the prospective of the women who have had to work twice as hard to still be given less than men.

Cheers to the creation of this documentary!