It was all here. The casting is good, everyone in this movie is competent. Alonzo is great to look at.
The storyline is good, analyze the scripting: even it is good and the plot is VERY plausible... but it's missing "heart" even though it's what the movie is all about.
But I dont understand why the hockey action wasnt re-shot after the dailies... looks like Keaton's ego went wild and the action is ridiculous, all the moves of an 8 year old rec hockey player. And I dont understand a team trying to make the play-offs but never practices.
Who do we blame for this ... Keaton? The Director?
And who picked the "musical" background for this thing.. sure does date it, or consign it to the made for TV genre. Which I guess it is.
Overall, it's a better story than it is a movie... so I guess it serves a purpose: to be the base from which to compare Keaton's other work.
Worth watching but not renting unless you get it for a buck.
The storyline is good, analyze the scripting: even it is good and the plot is VERY plausible... but it's missing "heart" even though it's what the movie is all about.
But I dont understand why the hockey action wasnt re-shot after the dailies... looks like Keaton's ego went wild and the action is ridiculous, all the moves of an 8 year old rec hockey player. And I dont understand a team trying to make the play-offs but never practices.
Who do we blame for this ... Keaton? The Director?
And who picked the "musical" background for this thing.. sure does date it, or consign it to the made for TV genre. Which I guess it is.
Overall, it's a better story than it is a movie... so I guess it serves a purpose: to be the base from which to compare Keaton's other work.
Worth watching but not renting unless you get it for a buck.