Goon: Last of the Enforcers (2017)

• Year: 2017
• Released: 01 Sep 2017
• Country: Canada
• Adwords: 1 nomination
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2417712/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/goon_last_of_the_enforcers
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/goon-last-of-the-enforcers
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: English
• MPA Rating: R
• Genre: Comedy, Sport
• Runtime: 101 min
• Writer: Jay Baruchel, Jesse Chabot, Evan Goldberg
• Director: Jay Baruchel
• Cast: Seann William Scott, Alison Pill, Marc-André Grondin
• Keywords: ice hockey,

	5.8/10
	48/100
	41% – Critics
	41% – Audience

Goon: Last of the Enforcers Storyline

It’s a new day for the Halifax Highlanders. A pro lockout has reunited old teammates and brought a crew of new players to the bench; notably missing from the line-up, however, is everyone’s favourite enforcer and heart of the team, Doug “The Thug” Glatt. Sidelined after one too many hits and now married with a baby on the way, Doug is hanging up his skates and settling into life as an insurance salesman. But when Doug’s nemesis, Anders Cain, is made captain of the Highlanders and new ownership threatens to tear his team apart, Doug is compelled back into action. Ignoring the wishes of wife Eva, Doug heads to the rink, discovering an unlikely training partner in fellow retired enforcer and one-time arch rival, Ross “The Boss” Rhea. Together with grit, passion and unrivaled loyalty, they will grind out one last chance to do what they do best…protect their team.

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Goon: Last of the Enforcers Movie Reviews

Ouch

I like the bit where his leg is nearly chopped off by an ice skate

Abominable

The first “Goon” was a surprising little gem of a comedy, featuring a potty mouth and a big heart. I don’t know that it really warranted a sequel, but the people who decided to make it, pretty much everyone who made the first one, didn’t have to do much more than recreate the original’s movie vibe to give its fans an entertaining experience. They apparently couldn’t manage to do that, and have made a film so awful that it’s not watchable.

Profanity can be used, and was in the first movie, to clever and hilarious effect. But a screenplay where literally every other word is “f*ck,” no matter what the situation or character, becomes monotonous fast and strikes a viewer as unforgivably lazy. The characters in the first film weren’t this unpleasant to be around.

Full disclosure — this review is only based on the first hour of this dreadful film. I couldn’t make it past that.

Grade: F

Disappointing sequel to a cult classic

“That was a ******* ****show, eh”

And with that line, Liev Schreiber summed up this sequel best.

‘Goon’ not only made me fall in love with hockey, but it was virtually an introduction to Canadian culture for me – as I moved from Australia to Canada mere months after watching it years ago. So safe to say, I had high hopes for ‘Goon: Last of the Enforcers’, and remained open-minded despite all the bad reviews.

I’m being generous with my 6/10 rating. It was pretty clear from early-on, that this sequel lacked all the charm and direction of its predecessor. Many jokes fell flat, and some scenes were just filled with far too much cringe. If it wasn’t for my love of the characters from the first film, there’s no way I would have persisted with seeing this one through.

Baruchel’s directing didn’t do the film any favours. At times it felt like he’d just got really stoned while watching Rocky II and thought it would be a fun idea to put it on ice. Despite all its downfalls, I still enjoyed a couple of laughs towards the end and Schreiber’s performance was a highlight.

I never really felt fully into it though, and I’m left a little disappointed at what could have been. I feel like I’ve been hit over the head and have no brain cells left after watching. But maybe that was the point of this altogether.