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Title: Goon (2011)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Seann William Scott | ... | Doug Glatt | |
| Jay Baruchel | ... | Pat | |
| Alison Pill | ... | Eva | |
| Liev Schreiber | ... | Ross Rhea | |
| Eugene Levy | ... | Dr. Glatt | |
| Marc-André Grondin | ... | Xavier LaFlamme | |
| Kim Coates | ... | Ronnie Hortense | |
| Nicholas Campbell | ... | Rollie Hortense | |
| Richard Clarkin | ... | Gord Ogilvey | |
| Jonathan Cherry | ... | Marco Belchior | |
| Ricky Mabe | ... | John Stevenson | |
| George Tchortov | ... | Evgeni | |
| Karl Graboshas | ... | Oleg | |
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Larry Woo | ... | Park Kim |
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Stephen Sim | ... | Backup Goalie |
Doug Glatt of Orangetown, Massachusetts is floundering in life, he having no real sense of where he fits - having a "thing" as he calls it. He doesn't have the book smarts to become a doctor like his adoptive father or his gay adoptive brother Ira. And he doesn't have the passion that his best friend Pat has for his self-appointed work, hosting a hockey based cable call-in show, Hot Ice. Because his fists and skull are figuratively like steel, Doug is good at the enforcement part of his job as a bouncer despite he having a naturally friendly childlike approach to dealing with people and situations. An incident involving Doug in the stands of an Orangetown Assassins minor league hockey game leads to its coach, Rollie Hortense, offering Doug a tryout with the team as its enforcer, the tryout regardless of the fact that Rollie has no idea if Doug even knows how to play ice hockey (which he doesn't). Learning just enough hockey skills, Doug makes the team. Rollie, however, quickly ... Written by Huggo
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I wasn't expecting the bloodshed in an otherwise heartfelt and appeasing movie which would be remembered for the astonishing, rather absorbing performance by Sean William Scott more than anything else. I should admit, haven't yet got the hang of Ice hockey and the fighting thing. But the sportiness and the spirit of the protagonist did rush my ante up - now that's not uncommon with Sport movies. But something's different about this one, Doug Glatt & his 69 wouldn't be that easy to forget coz he's too simple, stupid and darn crazy when he's a team guy.
With some good laughs, a love affair and a tough antagonist, it might sound quite clichéd. Yet you would never feel tedious, rather you feel for the rawness and emptiness Doug Glatt is going through. His blending with the team, the crush he develops for the girl, the way he pushes out the baddies from cornering Laflamme, and the final wait for fighting the evil legend is all knitted very well. The background score keeps the tempo intact. Some of the scenes and circumstances needed much detail, it never went over board being too dramatic. For instance, the climax was a bit ragged and missed out some emotional values. Sean William Scott deserves special mention, he sheds all his typecast personas and have acted the character of Doug Glatt with all his heart. Thank God, he isn't just "Steve Stifler" anymore.
Goon is a feel good movie which is simple yet compelling and a bit too bloody for a sports movie. Loved it.