Review of Score: A Hockey Musical (2010) by Chris V — 30 Jun 2011

What better way to make a Canadian movie musical than making it about hockey! Score: A Hockey Musical is a cute and often hilarious musical that's for Canadians, but can be enjoyed by all.

Farley is a nerdy, home schooled 17 year old who lives with strick hippie parents. His nextdoor neighbore, Eve, is his best friend, but she has a secret crush on him. Farley is a nice boy through and through and wants a good education, but his passion is for hockey. He loves to play hockey, but since he only played with firends and never was allowed to join a team he is ABSOLUTELY against fighting in hockey. One day he is spotted playing and is asked to join a hockey team, and with his incredible talent he becomes a star. Score is cute, let's put it that way. It's a simple love story and a simple rise to fame story. The simplicity of the story is what makes it so charming, but don't be fooled, this movie not only has some good tunes, but is quite hilarious. The first half of the movie is the funniest, but it looses its steam and crude comedy afterwards.

What makes this movie shine even more than just the singing and choreographed dances is the filmmaking. I was actually quite surprised to see how stylish this movie is. For a hockey movie it has some scenes with nice cinematography, great lighting, creative camera positions, and other stuff like a shot of a goal seen through the protective barrier from inside the rink. It definitely makes due for being a small production movie. Of coarse the movie looks like the usual: hockey rink, suburban households, but there are a lot of other details it pulls off that is a nice touch, like sports television interviews and a big ass billboard.

It may not be the best musical in the world, or even a creative story, but it's a cute and catchy movie that's hard not to like. (it you're Canadian) And you get to see a bunch of cameos and hear songs from other stars. Recommeded if you're Canadian. Highly recommended if you just love musicals.