Goon (2012)
Average Rating: 6.6/10
Reviews Counted: 102
Fresh: 84 | Rotten: 18
Goon is a crude slapstick comedy with well-formed characters and a surprising amount of heart.
Average Rating: 6.1/10
Critic Reviews: 26
Fresh: 22 | Rotten: 4
Goon is a crude slapstick comedy with well-formed characters and a surprising amount of heart.
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Not content with his job as a bouncer at a local Beantown bar and a bit of an embarrassment to his accomplished family, Doug Glatt (Seann William Scott) dreams of the kind of success enjoyed by minor league hockey goon Ross Rhea (Liev Schreiber). When a chance encounter with an on-ice thug leads to a bloody fist fight that Doug easily wins, the coach of the Halifax Highlanders sees potential in this mammoth sized man who is only hampered by his lack of any hockey playing ability and his
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Seann William Scott
Doug Glatt -
Jay Baruchel
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Alison Pill
Eva -
Marc-Andre Grondin
Xavier LaFlamme -
Kim Coates
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Eugene Levy
Dr. Glatt -
Liev Schreiber
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Nicholas Campbell
Rollie Hortense
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As the brutality ramps up, and the story gains real consequence, for some reason, we actually laugh harder. Goon is a comedy, often a very funny one, but you might be hesitant to call it that once you've actually seen it.
Top Critic[Scott] is reason enough to see the film, which otherwise is a by-the-book sports comedy.
The movie's unlikely sincerity can't completely offset its ugliness for less bloodthirsty viewers, but it helps, and it does smooth over some narrative rough edges.
The movie is harsh, nasty and vulgar like you wouldn't believe. And often, it's hilarious.
It's an underdog story that doesn't take itself too seriously, tender as a bruise and about as blue.
George Roy Hill's classic Slap Shot may still hold the title as the quintessential hockey comedy, but Goon certainly deserves to be mentioned in its company, juggling charm and grit and raunch and bloody teeth with assuredness and aplomb.
The result is a 92-minute misconduct penalty.
A disarmingly sweet descendant of the blood-on-the-ice classic Slap Shot.
It's the kind of small-budget comedy that earns your goodwill early and easily, even if it isn't breaking new ground or transcending its readily apparent monetary constraints.
Scott, never known for being choosy about his roles, actually has ended up in a sweet little movie.
This so-called hockey thug is actually a nice guy and I found myself rooting for him to knock those other players out. This film is based on a true story.
An appealing low-brow farce going at full speed to capture in its cartoonish presentation the cliches, macho dynamics, violence and fights of minor league hockey players.
What we end up with is a film that just isn't interesting, entertaining, or funny.
Goon will definitely provide an entertaining diversion from the February blahs and may even leave you cheering for more.
Perhaps appropriately for the film's subject matter, it seems to have ended up as a bloody mess.
The bloodier the film gets, the sweeter Scott's lion-hearted enforcer seems, cheerfully taking pucks and sticks and skates to the face with a smile, all in the service of his beloved team.
Liberally peppered with profanities and comedic hockey-related violence, Goon finds plenty to laugh at in the coarse words and antics of athletes.
Goon is a remarkably sweet, shockingly violent and incredibly enjoyable movie that ranks up there as one of the best hockey films ever made.
a film about honor, love and loyalty that transcends its subject matter and can connect to a larger audience if they give it a chance
The likeable Scott does his best with a weak script. Jay Baruchel's cameo stinks the place up. Approach with caution.
This proves we don't need a remake of 'Slap Shot.' Funny and violent, 'Goon' is a very good sports movie.
Exuberantly off-color, bloody, and frequently laugh-'til-you-choke hilarious.
Profane, bloody, and sophomoric, it's a comic adrenaline rush with a surprisingly sweet heart.
Audience Reviews for Goon
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- Ronnie Hortense: Good skills. Too bad those are your own guys you just fucked up.
- Doug Glatt: Oh sorry.
- Ronnie Hortense: On the bright side. Those were your own guys you just fucked up.
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- Ronnie Hortense: THIS IS NOT FUCKIN BASEBALL!
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- Eva: I'm sorry I don't 'like' like you.
- Doug Glatt: This is awkward. [reveals present]
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- Doug Glatt: [in commercial] Old cars make me angry. [punches car]
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- Doug Glatt: YESSSSS!
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- Doug Glatt: Why are you crying? Did you just watch Rudy?
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What I really love about Goon is that it is such a nice movie. Given that it is about Doug beating the crap out of people, that may sound strange, but the film is not at all mean-spirited. Doug literally apologizes to the people he hurts, because he means it. He is just doing what he is told, but admires hockey and the players a great deal. Seann William Scott does some of his best work here, further showing that he is much better than just playing Stifler in other films. Everyone is quite good here, with Schreiber really delivering in spades, as he nails this part of the veteran fighter, who even gets a chance to embody De Niro in Heat, during a diner confrontation with Scott's character.
Written by Jay Baruchel and Evan Goldberg, the film is based on a true story, but manages to deliver huge in the way of laughs and fun all around. The story is a fun alternative to standard sports tales, the actors are all invested enough, without going over the top in a way that is unfitting of the tone of the film, and the general spirit of this very R-rated features is very welcoming to all who enjoy films like Slap Shot or Bull Durham.