Ice hockey cult-classic film

Rating: 7/10 (29 December 2005)

"Slap Shot" is apparently a cult-classic hockey movie. As a Texan, ice hockey is utterly irrelevant to me, but this is still a flick worth checking out. Paul Newman is, as always, utterly believable in his character. Lindsay Crouse, and Melinda Dillon were notable, as were the Hansons. The language is pretty salty in this film, and in this day and age, I'm surprised that I noticed it, but I did. And some of the clothes! I didn't dress like that in the seventies, but I suppose a lot of people did. That coat with the fur collar Newman wore! Whoa! The officially-allowed fighting was what made hockey a minor/regional sport back then, and the memory of it keeps it in that place to this day, whereas international/Olympic hockey is somewhat watchable even down here.