Greatest Hockey Movie. . .

Rating: Null/10 (4 April 2002)

which when you come right down to it, doesn't really say much. How many other hockey movies are there? Apart from the Mighty Ducks movies, are there ANY other hockey movies? I watched this on VHS last night after hearing so much about it for years. It is poorly written, poorly directed, poorly acted apart from Paul Newman, has a completely implausible story, and for God's sake to call it a great hockey movie - the most unrealistic hockey. I grew up in Philly in the '70's at a time when the Flyers were the legendary Broad Street Bullies and they never were half as violent as what is depicted here. I know that this is parody - exaggeration for effect, but the one thing I kept thinking while watching was, "Are there no refs?" The Hanson brothers would have been out of the game inside a minute.