Goon (2012)

[a bloody movie]

Goon (2012)
IMDB- 7.0
Rotten Tomatoes- 83
RJG Rating- 90

A bouncer gets to join an ice hockey team as an enforcer.

Starring- Seann William,Jay Baruchel,Alison Pill,Liev Schreiber
Director- Michael Dowse

Goon is based on the real life story of Doug Smith who also co-wrote the book on which the movie is adapted from.

Seann William Scott (more popularly known as Stifler from the American Pie series) plays the lead role.He gives a decent performance and is a likeable character.Jay Baruchel has a short but funny role and he shines in it.Liev Schreiber & Alison Pill too give a good performance.

Story is short and sweet.It paints a full picture about the lead character and manages to keep the audience engaged.

Direction is also good.Goon cant be fully pushed off into the comic genre.It has its moments of drama and romance too and doesnt go slapstick on either.As for the sport scenes ,all are excellent.The climax is thrilling,since the final confrontation had been anticipated from the beginning itself.And the fight doesnt disappoint.The movie is bloody from start to finish,so be prepared for them.As a sports movie it has some good scenes on team spirit and so on.

Overall,Goon is a great movie if you are into sports and bloody fights.

Acting- 4/5
Story- 4/5
Direction- 4/5
Action- 5/5
Thriller- 4.5/5
Gore- 5/5
Comedy- 4/5