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Goon
Goon

6.4

Goon

R·2012·92m

Summary

Doug Glatt, a slacker who discovers he has a talent for brawling, is approached by a minor league hockey coach and invited to join the team as the "muscle." Despite the fact that Glatt can't skate, his best friend, Pat, convinces him to give it a shot, and Glatt becomes a hero to the team and their fans, until the league's reigning goon becomes threatened by Glatt's success and decides to even the score.

Cast

Seann William Scott

Seann William Scott

Doug Glatt

Marc-André Grondin

Marc-André Grondin

Xavier Laflamme

Alison Pill

Alison Pill

Eva

Jay Baruchel

Jay Baruchel

Pat

Liev Schreiber

Liev Schreiber

Ross Rhea

Eugene Levy

Eugene Levy

Dr. Glatt

Kim Coates

Kim Coates

Ronnie Hortense

Nicholas Campbell

Nicholas Campbell

Rollie Hortense

Richard Clarkin

Richard Clarkin

Gord Ogilvey

Jonathan Cherry

Jonathan Cherry

Marco Belchoir

Ricky Mabe

Ricky Mabe

John Stevenson

George Tchortov

George Tchortov

Evgeni

Karl Graboshas

Karl Graboshas

Oleg

David Paetkau

David Paetkau

Ira

Larry Woo

Park Kim

Stephen Sim

Backup Goalie

Ellen David

Ellen David

Mrs. Glatt

Mike Bell

Mike Bell

Donovan

Jeff Strome

Jeff Strome

Oldfield

Jeff Wahl

Jeff Wahl

Reg

Bryan Clark

Bartender

David Duncan

Darren

James Durham

Customer

Jeff Bromley

Guy

Don Carmody

Don Carmody

Guy in Leather Jacket

Kalyn Bomback

Kalyn Bomback

Kelly

Dominick Blais

O'Sullivan

Curt Keilback

Rod McCaudry

James Knight

Ref / ND Halifax Player #1

Tom Anniko

Tom Anniko

Shamrock's Coach

Amy Groening

Amy Groening

Teenage Singer

Ali Hassan

Ali Hassan

Uncle Stevie

Sean Skene

Sean Skene

Assassin #1 / Concord Player #2

Gabriel Daniels

Gabriel Daniels

Blanko

Ken St. Mars

Hamilton Defenseman

Derek Poplawski

Lowell Kings Opponent

Tim Kiriluk

Mirimachi Opponent #1

Lance Cartwright

Lance Cartwright

Mirimachi Opponent #2

Georges Laraque

Georges Laraque

Huntington

Geoff Banjavich

Brandon

David Lawrence

David Lawrence

Richard

Brandy Jaques

Stripper

Howard Jerome

Albee Cohen

Aron Tager

Aron Tager

Mr. Goldsmith

Sidney Leeder

Sidney Leeder

Young Woman

Sarah Scheffer

Sarah Scheffer

Barbara Cohen

Darren Ross

Darren Ross

Lineman #1

Andrew Degryse

Andrew Degryse

Lineman #2

Mark Dann

Iroquius #4

Brent Poplawski

Concord Player #4

Robert Borges

Robert Borges

Iroquius #5

Jodi Stecyk

Jodi Stecyk

Assassin #2

Veronica Malinowski

Paris Hilton Lookalike

Christian Fraser

Christian Fraser

Assassin #3

Glen Thompson

Assassin #7

Braeley Hobbs

Rachel (uncredited)

Mitchell Kummen

Mitchell Kummen

Autograph Seeker (uncredited)

Christian Lalonde

Simard (uncredited)

Adam McCort

Adam McCort

Drunkard (uncredited)

Lorrie Papadopoulos

Lorrie Papadopoulos

Restaurant Patron / Team Supporter (uncredited)

Terry Ray

Terry Ray

Assassin Player (uncredited)

Clayton T. Stewart

Crazy Fan (uncredited)

Jacob Klick

Jacob Klick

Agin (uncredited)

John Paul Tremblay

John Paul Tremblay

Production Assistant #3 (uncredited)

Robb Wells

Robb Wells

Production Assistant #1 (uncredited)

Crew

Director

Michael Dowse

Screenplay

Jay Baruchel

Screenplay

Evan Goldberg

Reviews

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SierraKiloBravo

May 26, 2020

4

Click here for a video version of this review: https://youtu.be/c6TxAXR2-fE

Doug Smith was an ice hockey enforcer who played over 60 games for seven teams over the course of his career. In June 2002 he wrote a book entitled _Goon: The True Story of an Unlikely Journey into Minor League Hockey_. That book was the basis for the 2012 movie _Goon_ starring Seann William Scott. I've not read the book, but have known about the movie for quite a while, but never got around to watching it.

Here's the official description to give you an idea about what the movie focuses on:

_Doug Glatt, a slacker who discovers he has a talent for brawling is approached by a minor league hockey coach and invited to join the team as the "muscle." Despite the fact that Glatt can't skate, his best friend, Pat, convinces him to give it a shot, and Glatt becomes a hero to the team and their fans, until the league's reigning goon becomes threatened by Glatt's success and decides to even the score._

While this is marketed as a comedy, its really not that funny. That's not say that its a drama though, because its not that serious. It never really fully commits to being either, so the end result for me just felt like a series of mildly interesting things happening.

What doesn't help this is the editing which moves everything along way too fast. It's almost like this was once a longer movie that was cut down to fit a 90min run time. Some scenes feel cut short and incomplete, and I felt like at times they're going "okay you get what's going on here, so we don't need to finish the scene, so let's move on to the next one!"

Add to that Jay Baruchel being extremely annoying any time he was on screen, and a side character having more of a story arc, and I felt myself regularly tuning out of this and checking how much time was left. This movie seems to have a bit of a cult following, but I really couldn't get pulled into it. There is a sequel out there, but I won't be busting any doors down to watch it.

Side note: If you're a hockey fan, make sure you watch the credits for some footage of the real Doug in action cracking heads on the ice.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$6,483,963.00

Keywords

sports
ice hockey
misfit
bouncer
minor leagues
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