Maybe For Hockey Fans

Rating: 5/10 (12 November 2019)

I think if I had more interest in, or simply knew more about hockey I would've liked this movie more. It was somewhat entertaining and I think I gathered the gist of it.
The Charlestown Federal League hockey team is largely a losing team. They turn things around for themselves when they adopt sheer brutality as their MO. The team begins winning, fans are filling the arena, and they even gained a booster club. But, are they making a spectacle of the game just for the sake of putting butts in the seats?
Sports has a culture and hockey has its own culture within the sports world. Understanding sports culture in general and hockey culture in particular would go a long way with this movie. There were some things I didn't understand about the movie and the motives and actions of lead character, Reggie (Paul Newman). I don't know if this movie was aimed at ridiculing hockey and its fans or not. It sure seemed like it to me.
Whatever the message or point of the movie I know I missed it and that doesn't help for enjoying a movie.