From the creators of Superbad and Pineapple Express comes an ice cool comedy that proves that it's not the winning, it's the taking apart of the other team that counts.
There's something to be said for going in ignorant of a sport before you watch a film or TV show about it. Take 'Friday Night Lights' for example; I know next to nothing about American football yet it stands as one of my favourite shows of all time. The same goes for 'Goon's chosen sport: hockey. But, as is the case with all great sports films, the sport itself does not matter. The characters, the team, the family; these are the reasons why these films continue to be made and continue to be loved.
'Goon' sees Seann William Scott as Doug 'The Thug' Glatt, a dim but loveable bouncer with a talent for beating people up. After his fighting prowess is discovered by a local hockey coach, he finds himself playing the part of the team's enforcer, or Goon. It isn't long before he is playing in the Canadian big time for the Halifax Highlanders. While helping his team to the play-off's, Doug must tussle with love, life and his future, as well as the opposing player's looking to knock his teeth out.
I have been a fan of Scott for a long time, going back to his best-known role as Stifler in American Pie. However, if you weren't a fan of that particular character, do not let that put you off 'Goon'. Scott is brilliant as a loveable underachiever with a big heart and even bigger fists. It is impossible not to root for this guy; he is unrecognisable compared to the Stifmeister. The majority of laughs come from Doug's best friend Pat, played by Jay Baruchel. He is the typical vulgar yet caring friend who entertains nonetheless. Like Doug, the film has a big heart and does a good job balancing the humour, romance and balls-out bloody violence.
It is worth noting, this is a film with a lot of fighting and, thankfully, the film doesn't pull any punches. Personally, I love the amount of blood, teeth and broken bones the dishes out. However, the more squeamish among us may find themselves covering their eyes for some of the more prolonged fistfights.
'Goon' is a feel-good, violent and funny hockey film about the beauty of the bloody side of the game. Rumour has it a sequel is in the works and I can't wait to see the next chapter in Doug's story.
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Comedy in which a bouncer considered a failure by his intellectual family finds his true calling as a tough ice hockey player. Doug Glatt (Sean William Scott) is very much the black sheep of his family. While his father and brother are well-educated and well-paid doctors, Doug never took to learning and subsequently finds himself working as a bouncer at a dingy bar on the wrong side of town. However, Doug's skills as a bouncer prepare him well for a career in the discipline of semi-professional ice hockey, where the skilled players need to be defended against intimidation from the opposition. Doug finds himself assigned the duty of protecting the team's top star, Xavier LaFlamme (Marc-André Grondin), from the league's most thuggish players, led by the savage Ross Rhea (Liev Schreiber), and perhaps even his family will be impressed by the results...
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play. Doug Glatt (Seann William Scott, American Pie, Role Models) may not be the sharpest blade on the rink, but he's got a killer right hook! When his best friend (Jay Baruchel, Knocked Up) runs into trouble, Doug's ability to beat the crap out of everyone and everything impresses the coach of a failing ice hockey team who quickly enrol him as protector of their screwed up ex-star player, La Flamme. Bonding through brawls, beer and broken bones, the team find a place in the big league. But when Doug comes fist to face with notoriously violent pro-player, Ross 'The Boss' Rhea (Liev Schreiber, X-Men Origins: Wolverine), the gloves are well and truly off... Actors Jay Baruchel, Seann William Scott, Kim Coates, Liev Schreiber, Alison Pill, Eugene Levy, Marc-André Grondin, Sean Skene, David Paetkau, Ricky Mabe, Mitchell Kummen, Jonathan Cherry, Sidney Leeder, David Lawrence & George Tchortov Director Michael Dowse Certificate 15 years and over Year 2011 Languages English
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