Anyone who loves sports with brutal violence will love it.

Rating: 7/10 (24 April 2012)

I know I sure did.
The movie is about Doug Glatt, an outcast in a family of doctors. One day, while watching a hockey game, his friend Pat taunts the visiting team during a fight. This angers one of the players so much that he climbs into the stands. Doug quickly knocks him out to defend his friend. The hometown team is so impressed by this that they offer him Doug a job as an enforcer.
Meanwhile, veteran enforcer Ross Rhea is now playing in the minors after being suspended 20 games for slashing an opponent in the head from behind. Earlier, he left the skilled player Xavier Laflamme with a concussion which he never fully recovered from. With Doug and Ross being the two toughest players in the league, fans and media begin to anticipate a brutal fight against each other.
Without giving too much away, the plot also involves Doug in a relationship with a girl named Eva (a hockey fan attracted to tough players), being roommates with Xavier, and the long and brutal fight between Doug and Ross.
There isn't very much to say about the film itself, but I will tell you that as a hockey fan, I loved it. It's fast, it's furious, it's violent and vulgar, and it's exactly what makes hockey exciting. It's based on the book by Adam Frattasio, which followed the story of minor league enforcer Doug Smith. Unfortunately I've never read the book, but I did watch a special on TSN that recaps Doug's story. "Goon", while not totally accurate, followed the hockey portion of Doug's story very well.
If you're the least bit interested in sports and R-rated comedy, go for it and don't hesitate.