Review of Slap Shot (1977) by Jack Kroll for Newsweek — 26 Aug 1981
Like the character played by Paul Newman in Slap Shot, director George Roy Hill is ambivalent on the subject of violence in professional ice hockey. Half the time Hill invites the audience to get off on the mayhem, the other half of the time he decries it.
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This review of Slap Shot (1977) was written by Jack Kroll and published by Newsweek on 26 Aug 1981.
Slap Shot has generally received very positive reviews.
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