“Goon,” a charmingly violent hockey movie with heart
Sports movies, eh? No, I meant that in a Canadian way, because that’s where most of Goon takes place. Goon, made available a month ago On Demand, debuted on only a handful of movie screens over the weekend. It’s silly, juvenile, full of profanities and praises gratuitous yet non-life-threatening violence. So, basically, it’s a hockey movie. Let’s roll the official trailer, then talk about it. Based on a true story, Seann William Scott stars as Doug Glatt, an unlikely man who winds up in the minor leagues of hockey because of his superior fighting abilities — allowing him to...
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