Go Team! Review
Director: Diego Núñez Irigoyen
Date Created: 2026-09-12 17:13
2.5
Go Team! Review: Directed by Diego Núñez Irigoyen, Gracias equipo, is a Spanish Netflix comedy that stars Alexandra Jiménez as Olga, Maribel Verdú as Pepa, Pedro Casablanc as Domingo, Raúl Tejón as Marco and Dailyn Valdivieso as Tati, alongside Clara de Ramon, Núria Deulofeu, Ismael Fritschi and others. The movie has a runtime of 1 hour and 33 minutes.
Go Team! Review
Netflix’s Go Team! Is about the employees of a troubled cheese firm who are transported to an isolated village for what they think would be a team-building exercise. Everything changes when they find out that the firm is in a bad situation, and the exercises are related to determining which one would retain their jobs. Thus, the employees are not just vying for their bragging rights anymore since every challenge can mean their future.
One of the characters in the story is Olga, a manager who came back from maternity leave. But Domingo, who is an old hand in the organisation, feels secure enough to believe that he has no reason to fear, until he finds that management has their own way of forcing him. It does not take long before loyalties and relationships break down due to competition.
The thing which I liked about the Netflix movie Go Team! the most was the concept on which the whole story is based. The very premise of the film seems to be quite hilarious in itself, as there is something quite funny about taking something which is supposed to be positive from a company’s point of view and showing the negative truth about it. The team-building exercise is supposed to be something which helps to build trust and teamwork, but the film shows what happens when employees understand that teamwork will put them in trouble and they will lose their jobs.
Another aspect of the Netflix Spanish film Go Team! I enjoyed was the way the remote setting affects the actions of the characters. Within an office setting, the need for professionalism means that despite any hatred they may feel towards each other, the characters have to remain professional. When they leave the office setting, this no longer remains so. As the employees divide themselves into groups, they protect themselves as well as make decisions depending on their survival instincts. This is where some of the more comedic moments within the movie come from, seeing characters who were meant to be colleagues act like they were enemies and could not trust each other.
One of the interesting things about Olga is that her condition makes it possible for the story to analyse the influence of motherhood on how a woman can be perceived in a professional setting. It is not so long ago that she came back from her maternity leave, and it is very frustrating that she is seen as somehow weakened or less ambitious. I appreciated Alexandra Jiménez’s acting because she imbues Olga with enough strength to make her appear as a woman who tries to take back the reins of her professional life. The only thing I do not like about the movie is that it brings up the topic much more efficiently than it analyses it.
In my opinion, Domingo, played by Pedro Casablanc, is one of the most positive characters in the movie. His case is absolutely absurd, and it suits the movie very well. Having worked in the company for more than three decades and approaching retirement age, he looks like the only employee who would have nothing to worry about. The long period of work made him feel safe. However, the management manages to undermine his feeling of safety in many different ways, including his constant lateness and issues with office language. The person who was supposed to just wait for retirement ends up competing in the most absurd games.
Casablanc gives Domingo just enough frustration, and many of the movie’s best laughable moments happen when Domingo loses his temper. Another nice thing about this character is that he is not politically outrageous to the degree that the setup promises him to be. The movie mentions his irritation with workplace politics and political correctness for a short while, and then abandons this topic. This is both an advantage and a disadvantage. On one hand, Domingo is not presented as a stereotypical character, and on the other hand, we have another interesting character aspect ignored.
The primary issue I have with the Netflix film Go Team! is that it seems to be a film where there are various ideas, but none of them is fully invested in. There is exploitation in the workplace, insecurity within corporations, expectations on mothers in their careers, ageism, office politics, and the strange world of professional development. All of these topics could have been used to make the movie more compelling, but are merely joke material.
The pace also added to the uneven nature of the experience. There are instances when the competition is actually fun to watch, and the desperation of the characters makes the movie move, but the fun does not last long. In between the bursts of fun in the film, there are times when it seems like a rather slow film for a comedy, which is all about saving one’s job from the clutches of an evil corporation.
Netflix Go Team! Review: Summing Up
Overall, it would not be correct to call the 2026 Go Team! a bad movie. The actors perform well, the basic idea is simple to grasp, and there are enough humorous character situations to maintain the flow of events in the film. What I liked about the movie was the juxtaposition between the upbeat language of teamwork and the growing desperation of the characters. However, by the time the credits rolled, I felt like this film could have achieved much more with the material it had presented.
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