A review by Brooks Rich
Comedy is subjective. What some people find funny, others might find extremely painful. This sometimes leads to comedy films just tanking at the box office. But that's why there are DVD sales and now a resurrection on Netflix to bring a film back from obscurity. Office Space was a box office disaster when it came out and now is considered a comedy classic. Today's film did poorly at the box office but experienced a resurgence thanks to home media.
Seann William Scott is Doug Glatt, a humble Massachusetts bouncer who becomes an enforcer for the minor league hockey team the Halifax Highlanders after he beats up a player who climbs into the stands at a game. Doug is put in charge of keeping an eye on the team's best player, Xavier Laflamme, who never got over a brutal hit he took three years ago in the majors. As the season winds down, everyone is anticipating a fight between Doug and the league's toughest enforcer, Ross "the Boss" Rhea.
This film is hilarious, heartwarming, Doug is a big softy off the ice, and absolutely violent and crude. Be mindful of that if you decide to watch it. This is a hard R rated comedy. The language is pervasive and relentless and the fights in the film don't shy away. Doug takes his job as an enforcer seriously. That's a real thing in hockey. There are guys who aren't the best skaters or shooters and are there to just beat up people who take liberties with the teams superstars.
It's good to have a fun sports comedy again. They seemed to have died off for a little bit. They were replaced with the uplifting sports films, which dominated the 2000s. Think of films like We Are Marshall and Remember the Titans. Sure those are nice but give me a film like Goon anyway.
Slap Shot is probably the best hockey movie of all time but Goon is right behind it as the second best hockey movie. That would make a greta double feature, Slap Shot and then Goon. If you don't mind a hard R rating than check out Goon immediately. It is criminally underrated and is one of the funniest comedies in a long time.
Comedy is subjective. What some people find funny, others might find extremely painful. This sometimes leads to comedy films just tanking at the box office. But that's why there are DVD sales and now a resurrection on Netflix to bring a film back from obscurity. Office Space was a box office disaster when it came out and now is considered a comedy classic. Today's film did poorly at the box office but experienced a resurgence thanks to home media.
Seann William Scott is Doug Glatt, a humble Massachusetts bouncer who becomes an enforcer for the minor league hockey team the Halifax Highlanders after he beats up a player who climbs into the stands at a game. Doug is put in charge of keeping an eye on the team's best player, Xavier Laflamme, who never got over a brutal hit he took three years ago in the majors. As the season winds down, everyone is anticipating a fight between Doug and the league's toughest enforcer, Ross "the Boss" Rhea.
This film is hilarious, heartwarming, Doug is a big softy off the ice, and absolutely violent and crude. Be mindful of that if you decide to watch it. This is a hard R rated comedy. The language is pervasive and relentless and the fights in the film don't shy away. Doug takes his job as an enforcer seriously. That's a real thing in hockey. There are guys who aren't the best skaters or shooters and are there to just beat up people who take liberties with the teams superstars.
It's good to have a fun sports comedy again. They seemed to have died off for a little bit. They were replaced with the uplifting sports films, which dominated the 2000s. Think of films like We Are Marshall and Remember the Titans. Sure those are nice but give me a film like Goon anyway.
Slap Shot is probably the best hockey movie of all time but Goon is right behind it as the second best hockey movie. That would make a greta double feature, Slap Shot and then Goon. If you don't mind a hard R rating than check out Goon immediately. It is criminally underrated and is one of the funniest comedies in a long time.
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