The Ultimate Guy's Movie

Rating: 8/10 (28 March 2005)

Slap Shot is not your typical Paul Newman movie. Although Newman's addition to the movie makes it somewhat serious, this is by far a different sports comedy in its own right. Listed as one of the top ten "guy" movies on several if not most top ten lists, the rules are broken as a struggling hockey team fights on and off the ice in this crazy comedy. While the story has more to it than that, it is the characters of the movie that has made this somewhat of a cult classic. It's safe to say that every sports bar in American has a picture of the Hanson Brothers above or near the bar. For hockey fans, this is the best hockey movie ever made. For Newman fans, this is one of his more interesting, yet challenging films. While on the bus, off the rink and during the games, the audience relates to their struggle and the hilarious bond the team shares as brothers. Newman leads a cast of jokesters in this comedy "classic" if not soon to be classic. Don't take this movie too serious, the point of the movie is to make you laugh.