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13 out of 14 people found the following review useful:
This was an OK comedy, with realistic characters, 6 May 2006

Author: David Comeau from Canada

OK, so this was not exactly high art. But let's be realistic, it is a movie with Paul Gross and Leslie Nielson in it. I was not expecting the English patient.... What was here was a good little comedy movie that poked fun at a lot of Canadian idiosyncrasies, had realistic characters and had a bit of fun with a known Canadian (and international) sport. It was nice that most of the characters had some sort of flaw, but still managed to sort things out and overcome. Better yet, it was nice to see Leslie Nielson actually act in a movie with a character who had depth instead of his normal two dimensional slapstick characters. Mostly, I enjoyed this movie because it was not a complete cast of perfect people, and it did have fun with a lot of Canadian stereotypes. It is always good when we can laugh at ourselves. Like I said, not high art but that was not what we were looking for.

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10 out of 13 people found the following review useful:
Decent sports romcom, 7 August 2008

Author: intelearts from the big screen

If you just want a pizza and beer movie and a few laughs with mates then this is a good choice.

Just offensive enough to feel adult, just enough comedy to make you laugh, and enough curling to remind you you're watching a sports movie.

Is it a classic? No.

But, is it a turkey? No way.

It's an unusual sports movie with lots of silliness and little one-liners and it actually does the send up of curling very well.

All in all it shines for its small town values, it's heart, and good performances.

A nice break from the norm.

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8 out of 10 people found the following review useful:
a gem in Saturday afternoon schlub, 1 November 2006

Author: pixiedolores from United States

There's not much I can say about this film that a true critic would. I can't tell you about the depth in characters or plot, or how unrealistic it might/might not be. I can tell you, though, I did enjoy watching this movie Saturday afternoon in my PJ's with my little sister. In the summer we kids really have nothing better to do sometimes than watch movies and go biking. Only Macy has a bike, so we stayed in one particular day. Roaming through or scalable-less TV stations we found a delightfully odd movie called "Men With Brooms". It was quirky, it was cute, it was all we needed to have a good few hours together. Okay,so it's not the greatest comedy ever written- it serves it's purpose of entertaining and that's all that matters to me. Watch it, enjoy it, don't examine it!

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17 out of 28 people found the following review useful:
Too American, 27 May 2003
Author: hamletstart from London, England

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Being a fan of Paul Gross' for 8 years, I was very disappointed with this film. Maybe he tried to do too much by writing it with John Krizanc, acting in it, and directing it, and getting the beers for the cast. The film has such obvious "funny" bits in it - no subtlety at all like Due South had. In fact, there were moments were a placard could have been held up "laugh here". It all ended so neatly too? Cutter got the right woman, won the golden broom, admitted to a burn, and was reunited with his father. The couple got pregnant, the funeral director got rid of his nagging wife, and the astronaut went into space. Only Lennox seemed human :) There was no depth to the characters, so I didn't care about them. The foul language and lavatorial humour did nothing to enhance the basis for a good film. I give it 3 out of 10 for trying, and live in hope of better things to come.

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19 out of 34 people found the following review useful:
Slight comedy, 16 January 2004

Author: Charles Herold (cherold) from United States

Genial, intermittently amusing comedy about curling. I never knew what curling was, and it's sort of an interesting shuffleboard/billiards kind of game and I'm glad to have learned something about it, but outside of that this movie is so slight that in spite of it's easygoing charm I never felt more than a passing interest in the character's lives. Watchable but forgettable.

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22 out of 40 people found the following review useful:
Different and the same, simultaneously, 9 July 2004

Author: sloanjohn

The film is about the sport of curling, and has a lot of Canadian small-town quirkiness thrown in. That makes it different than most other movies out there. But the plot... If you can't guess what is going to happen every step of the way, then you have never seen any of the innumerable rag-tag-bunch-of-misfits-overcome-the-odds-to-beat-their-adversaries films. It is funny at times, but other jokes are just beaten into the ground. One example is the drunken announcer at the curling match. It was a little funny to begin with, but it got real old. This is the type of movie that you can stand to watch if it is on cable, but don't go out of your way to see it.

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5 out of 7 people found the following review useful:
Not just for Canadians, 8 April 2006

Author: camcalli from United States

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I loved this movie and I'm an American. I originally got it because of Paul Gross since I love Due South, but this movie was generally funny. I see from a lot of comments that people were disappointed in the clichéd plot, but seriously people. Do you want the team to lose the tournament? Do you not want the guy to get the girl? Most of us want the happy ending; that's why we watch these kind of movies. And there were just enough quirky things thrown in to give this movie its own originality. Think about the end of the tournament when our guys when and the evil Juggernaut comes over to Cutter. He turns out to be a pretty nice guy, pompous yes, but nice. And the little commentary between Cutter and Lennox afterward is hilarious.

The scene with the beavers on the road may have been a little bit slapstick, but its also exactly how I imagine a bunch of drunk men would deal with it. The biblical quotes were cracking me up.

Overall, I highly recommend this movie. I firmly believe that the only reason it didn't do very well in theaters in the US is because it wasn't mainstream enough: no major stars (other than Leslie Nielsen and he really only had a minor part), it was about a sport that a lot of people aren't familiar with, it wasn't made by a major production company, and I don't recall it getting a lot of advertisement here in the States.

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2 out of 2 people found the following review useful:
Funny film with lots of heart, 20 February 2010

Author: l_brennan1979 from United States

This was one of those movies that I caught on cable at like one in the morning. But to my surprise I actually loved it. It was very funny and very sweet. Paul Gross and Leslie Neilsen always play so well off each other, much like they did in Due South. The supporting cast, with the exception of Molly Parker, were really funny as well. She whined her way through the role. The script was filled with great one liners and amazing heart. The acting, particularly by the 3 leads, was good for the most part. They all seemed very comfortable with each other and you believed they were friends. Scenes like the beaver road block and Peter Outerbridge's sex scene with the biker made me laugh so hard. My family is from the Newfoundland area of Canada and to be honest I saw a lot of them in this movie. To those who have said this movie was awful and told others not to watch it, I disagree. If you are looking for a movie to make you laugh and has a lot of heart, I recommend this one.

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8 out of 14 people found the following review useful:
As a Canadian, this show was hilarious!, 3 December 2005

Author: fradal2 from Canada

This show is now a classic among my friends and family. The jokes are almost inside jokes to all of us Canadians. Its great how it plays on a lot of the usual stereotypes the world knows us for but has so many things that are only funny if you live here & thus actually GET IT! Even the Canadian product placements were meant to be funny. It was great to see so many familiar faces from the vast amount of Canadian talent there is out there. This movie is like the hilarious TV show Corner Gas in all its great Canadiana. I'm sure if you're not Canadian you just won't get it. The curling is awesome. I love how they have actual known curlers playing mixed with people known for things here other than curling. When you live here curling gets under your skin. It IS an exciting game. Something as minute as a hair on the ice can change the whole game. I love how this movie captured its ups and downs. Some of the camera shots for the curling games were really creative. Overall I'd have to say that this is one of the best and funniest Canadian movies ever made!

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2 out of 3 people found the following review useful:
Great down-home humour, some so sharp you might miss it., 29 May 2007

Author: jainefruit from Canada

This is the kind of flick you watch when you don't want to think too hard but you still want some intelligent humour and a good story. Some jokes are hidden in sarcasm, satire or poignancy, and you might miss them, so it's worth paying attention. The style of this movie's humour may have been a bit before its time, as it resembles currently popular TV shows like Scrubs, The Office and Psych. Even the many colourful characters, including bit-parts, are very believable in today's small-town culture. Do not miss the beginning or the rest wont hold together. Although it lags a bit in the middle, it still satisfies because there's enough variety along the way, that the ending isn't quite as nauseating as you might fear. The soundtrack is excellent and the out-takes at the end wrap it well. For Paul Gross fans, pay attention to his facial expressions - he's more animated compared to many of his other roles.

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