A washed-up ice hockey coach, who led a second-rate team through a series of battles in a small town in Massachusetts, finally managed to restore his [Expand All]
A washed-up ice hockey coach, who led a second-rate team through a series of battles in a small town in Massachusetts, finally managed to restore his lost reputation in the final game. This is a rather straightforward and brutal masculine sports film. Scenes of ice hockey games often feature brawls and bloodshed, and the four-word dialogue is constantly heard. It also sparked quite a bit of controversy when it premiered. Director George Reacher and star Paul Newman, who previously collaborated on the Academy Award-winning film "Thrillers", once again demonstrated their hardworking achievements.[Collapse]
