Mystery, Alaska Reviews
Common Sense Media
Grown-up Mighty Ducks isn't meant for kids.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Panorama
La preuve qu'il est encore possible de produire de belles choses lorsque la passion est au rendez-vous, même si cela signifie parfois travailler avec des matériaux usés...
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| Original Score: 7/10
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
...completely inoffensive -- if you don't mind old ladies and little children saying shockingly rude things. But it's no Slap Shot, if that's what you wanted to know.
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| Original Score: B-
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
No matter how stale the storyline, these actors breathe fresh emotion into it.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/4
Spirituality and Practice
While sports may well be the toy department of life, hanging out there is often what creates and sustains community.
Top CriticConveys some of the thrill and ferocity of ice hockey while skillfully folding together multiple personal dramas.
You laugh often; you sniffle a bit; and you cheer loudly.
San Diego Union-Tribune
There is life, death and hockey. And if that is your trinity, then Mystery, Alaska is your kind of movie.
Mystery, Alaska is sweet, pleasant, low-key, inoffensive and unnecessary.
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| Original Score: 2.5/4
Mystery, Alaska is fun to watch, even if you're not a hockey fan, thanks to an appealing cast and some exciting game scenes.
Roach has to deal with some pure corn at the end, but he pulls it off and guides the actors to and through far better moments.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com
It triumphs over its own cliches, formula and manipulation to become thoroughly entertaining.
Mystery operates under the basic set-up of the jock flick but fills in the spaces with a loose sense of humor and smart human interest.
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
Fine ensemble performances.
| Original Score: 3/5
Mystery, Alaska has affection and understanding for small-time life.
Citysearch
Mystery is made up of quirky characters, charming storylines and an often funny and affecting script, all brought to life by excellent actors.
