More than just a six

Rating: 6/10 (2 March 2012)

Goon is a film that - for once - doesn't try too hard, and thank god for that.
You know the story - Dough is a Hockey player, he's terrible but has fists of steel, and is the team's "bruiser"; at first he feels belittled by the role, but then grows to accept it to the betterment of everyone involved.
Just about everything in this film is well done; the character is truly unusual, and the writing is coherent throughout.
My only reason for not voting this film any higher is just that it lacks that willingness to go over the top, and as such it's nice but not particularly memorable .. not something you would want to watch multiple times.
But as a 2-hours of enjoyment, you can't fault The Goon - it doesn't have a lot, but it's got all it needs.
Final vote 6/10 - or 7 if you never watched it before.