Review of Goon (2012) by Lane Z — 28 Dec 2015
Goon was goofy. It's good to see Seann William Scott in such a slapstick comedy. Evan Goldberg and Jay Baruchel co-wrote this, and it's definitely easy to see the crude humor from their other movies enter the picture here.
In full honesty, the film gets demoted an entire star for Baruchel's involvement as an actor in the film. Not once did I laugh with him on screen. His character relies on the over-the-top vulgarity approach, and it's just not enjoyable to watch on screen.
Outside of his performance, I was way more interested in getting to know the rest of the hockey team. The Replacements comes to mind with how each player gets a bit of a story to endear them to the audience. In fact, this had light whispers of an older version of Mighty Ducks.
Though Scott and Pill and Schreiber give fairly quiet performances because of the lack of dialogue or complexity to it when there is some, we still get a heartfelt and joyful comedy over the hour and a half.
This review of Goon (2012) was written by Lane Z on 28 Dec 2015.
Goon has generally received positive reviews.
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