So Close to the Truth

Rating: 7/10 (3 June 2014)

If it wasn't for the sweetness of Glatt the hockey goon, or the light humour sprinkled throughout the film it would have hit a little too close to home for me. I was a "LaFlamme" type of player and spent three years of my life terrified at getting seriously hurt every game so this film brought back a lot of memories.
Nobody ever mentions what went down in tryouts when there was no 'team' but rather a free for all, gladiator style scrimmage where little guys like me had to watch our p's and q's or the ice would be painted in our blood by those goons.
As for the story itself, it was simple but the character development made me take enough interest in everybody that it was a pleasure to watch.
It's a movie worthy of two hours of your time. Not just because of the quality of the actors and the script, but because it's very close to the truth of what hockey was like back in the 80's.
A little too close.