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Created May 26, 2013 01:17PM PST • Edited May 26, 2013 01:17PM PST

1. Quality

2. Summary

   OK 2.5

   Tell the truth – you like to see fights at hockey games, right? If so, Goon is for you. This tongue-in-cheek hockey film is primarily an understated comedy that follows the nicest bouncer you’ll ever meet and his grand entrance to the one professional sport that appreciates a good brawler: hockey. Ok, so the acting isn’t all that great, but it sure was a fun film and a great venue to satisfy any testosterone laden desire to see a foul-mouthed, beat-em-up, comedy set in the great white North’s hockey development league circuit.

4. Acting

   Good 3.0

   Sean Scott is the man – he does well as the guy with a few-cards-less-than-a-deck dude who found his calling as a hockey goon. A position I never knew was so appreciated.

   Jay Baruchel – who it turns out is from Ottawa, is excellent at the foul mouthed side kick who promotes his buddy’s career.

   Liev Schreiber – which we saw more of the old pro goon with sage advice

   Alison Pil – Ms. “you make me want to stop sleeping with a bunch of guys” – not too memorable, but she had great lines.

   Love Eugene Levy – who served well as Sean’s troubled dad

   Kim Coats – more famous now in Son’s of Anarchy is decent as the bruising coach

5. Male Stars Good 3.0

6. Female Stars Good 3.0

7. Female Costars Good 3.0

8. Male Costars Good 3.0

10. Film

    OK 2.5

    The film is just Ok, but – sometimes that is Ok as well.

11. Direction OK 2.5

12. Play OK 2.5

13. Music OK 2.5

14. Visuals OK 2.5
15. Content

16. Edge

    Risqué 1.9

17. Sex Titillating 1.9

18. Violence Fierce 1.9

19. Rudeness Salty 1.9

21. Reality

    Glib 1.8

22. Circumstantial Glib 1.8

23. Biological Glib 1.8

24. Physical Glib 1.8