Make Us Dream

Steven Gerrard became the best footballer in Liverpool's recent history, and did so in the years the club won least. The league title slipped away each season for a different reason. Gerrard carried both the supporters' expectation and his own, and the weight kept growing. In 2014, in the match against Chelsea, he slipped, a goal went in, and the title went again. That moment came to stand for far more than a player's career. Sam Blair's documentary does not tell it as a career summary. At the centre of the narrative is what loyalty costs: Gerrard never left the club, and the price was falling short again and again. Gerrard himself, Jamie Carragher, Michael Owen and Kenny Dalglish speak. The narration is carried in Gerrard's own voice. Who it's for: Viewers who like football documentaries, Liverpool supporters, and portraits of athletes. Who it's not for: The emotional weight does not transfer to a viewer who does not know the club and the period. The narrative also rests on a single point of view.