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Information
- Year
- 1999
- Runtime
- 119 min.
- Director
- Jay Roach
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy, Sport
- Rating *
- 6.7
- Votes *
- 22,017
- Checks
- 991
- Favs
- 39
- Dislikes
- 21
- Favs/checks
- 3.9% (1:25)
- Favs/dislikes
- 2:1
Top comments
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Siskoid
Mystery, Alaska is a very small town that takes its hockey very seriously. It's a weekly tradition and the players account themselves the best to play on an iced pond. That boast, made by a locally-born journalist, gets them a big game with the NY Rangers, an event that of course spins out of their control. This home town pride story has a large cast of characters - Colm Meany's participation as mayor put me in mind of the similarly motivated The Man Who Went Up a Hill and Came Down a Mountain - and that's really the focus here, to the point where you might feel like you're watching a pilot for an ongoing series. Perhaps that's TV writer David E. Kelly's stamp on the material. The intersection of so many lives means the script often avoids sports movie clichés. Joining movie stars like Russell Crowe, Burt Reynolds and Hank Azaria are a lot of recognizable Canadian actors (it was filmed in Alberta), which feels quite correct for a hockey film. But is it a good one? Yes. The game with the Rangers has thrilling ups and downs for the team, offering both drama and humor. 6 years 3 months ago