Storyline
Doug Glatt, a slacker who discovers he has a talent for brawling is approached by a minor league hockey coach and invited to join the team as the "muscle." Despite the fact that Glatt can't skate his best friend, Pat, convinces him to give it a shot, and Glatt becomes a hero to the team and their fans, until the league's reigning goon becomes threatened by Glatt's success and decides to even the score.
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Cast
Alison Pill, Seann William Scott, David Paetkau, Jonathan Cherry, Jay Baruchel, Don Carmody, Kim Coates, Liev Schreiber, Eugene Levy, Karl Graboshas, James Durham, Darren Ross, Sean Skene, Aron Tager, Christian Fraser, Marc-André Grondin, Nicholas Campbell, Richard Clarkin, Ricky Mabe, George Tchortov, Larry Woo, Stephen Sim, Ellen David, Mike Bell, Jeff Strome, Jeff Wahl, Bryan Clark, David Duncan, Jeff Bromley, Kalyn Bomback, Dominick Blais, Curt Keilback, James Knight, Tom Anniko, Amy Groening, Ali Hassan, Gabriel Daniels, Ken St. Mars, Derek Poplawski, Tim Kiriluk, Lance Cartwright, Georges Laraque, Geoff Banjavich, David Lawrence, Brandy Jaques, Howard Jerome, Sidney Leeder, Sarah Scheffer, Andrew Degryse, Mark Dann, Robert Borges, Jodi Stecyk, Glen Thompson, Brent Poplawski, Braeley Hobbs, Mitchell Kummen, Christian Lalonde, Adam McCort, Lorrie Papadopoulos, Terry Ray, Clayton T. Stewart
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Reviews
75
The charm of Goon is that Doug Glatt (Scott) is a genial guy from a nice family. Just because he hands out concussions doesn't mean he dislikes anybody. He's just happy to be wearing a uniform.
70
One of the things making Goon so enjoyable is its fairy-tale suggestion that all humanity's violent impulses can be exorcized in a Zamboni-groomed ice rink.
70
The picture has a first-rate team of actors who visibly enjoy their roles and the sharp dialogue by Baruchel and Goldberg.
70
Village Voice
When considering the moral implications of such gladiatorial violence, the film comes out squarely in favor, asking what's crueler: enjoying the spectacle of blood on ice or taking away a livelihood from those who can't do anything else?
67
He can barely skate, but it hardly matters: As a goon, he's a genius.
