This is very much a formulated inoffensive film. A perfectly enjoyable underdog story.

Crowe puts in a nice enough performance without ever really being asked to do anything that pushes his acting range.

You could do far worse then invest 2 hours... (read more) This is very much a formulated inoffensive film. A perfectly enjoyable underdog story.

Crowe puts in a nice enough performance without ever really being asked to do anything that pushes his acting range.

You could do far worse then invest 2 hours watching this.

Last of the 90's feel-good sports film craze, this mishmash of an ice hockey underdog film with small-town-overcoming-all setting is mostly throwaway, redundant, uninspiring, cliche-fluff that everyone's mum will probably lap up, but doesn't strike a... (read more) Last of the 90's feel-good sports film craze, this mishmash of an ice hockey underdog film with small-town-overcoming-all setting is mostly throwaway, redundant, uninspiring, cliche-fluff that everyone's mum will probably lap up, but doesn't strike any chords apart from seeming to be goofy and almost Disney-esque in feel. Russell Crowe gives an early show of his acting chops, but nobody else takes the job seriously so he looks even more out of place than ever. "Champions/Mighty Ducks" is a better film.

This film was good, not great, but good. It feels a lot like a made for tv movie. And if you can get past Russell Crowe and Burt Reynolds in their horribly miscast roles its actually an enjoyable film. The story is unique and fun, and aside from the ... (read more) This film was good, not great, but good. It feels a lot like a made for tv movie. And if you can get past Russell Crowe and Burt Reynolds in their horribly miscast roles its actually an enjoyable film. The story is unique and fun, and aside from the aforementioned actors the rest of the cast was well done. Not the best Hockey movie by any means but it is still a fun film.

Decently entertaining hockey film. *SPOILER* I kinda like when the "good guys" lose every once and a while in films.

Simple, funny. Clever writing.

Great characters, great story, great script. I thought it had a good balance between drama and comedy for a feel-good movie, and it wasn't always as predictable as I thought it might be. I don't even like hockey but I got really into the movie and wa... (read more) Great characters, great story, great script. I thought it had a good balance between drama and comedy for a feel-good movie, and it wasn't always as predictable as I thought it might be. I don't even like hockey but I got really into the movie and was cheering for them by the end.