Goon (15)
- Starring: Jay Baruchel, Alison Pill, Seann William Scott, Liev Schreiber, Kim Coates, Eugene Levy, David Paetkau, Marc-André Grondin
- Director: Michael Dowse
- Year: 2012
Labelled an outcast by his brainy family, a bouncer overcomes long odds to lead a team of under performing misfits to semi-pro hockey glory, beating the crap out of everything that stands in his way.
Reviews
Alison Rowat's Review
Ice hockey is the sort of sport that should be exciting. There’s speed, machismo, and people falling on their backsides a lot. Somehow, though, it doesn’t light many candles outside the countries it is played in.
A similar description could be applied to Michael Dowse’s Goon, based on a true story from the world of sticks and pucks.
Seann William Scott plays Doug, who can’t skate for toffee but is hugely talented when it comes to hitting people hard and often. He starts to carve a career for himself as a “goon”, a tough-guy protector of more gifted, delicate players.
Dowse’s picture can’t decide whether it’s a comedy, a drama, or a sports picture, All three go into the blender with mixed results.
A couple of smart lines aside, the amount of blood- spattering violence, cursing, and locker-room humour mean this one misses the goal by a mile.