Hockey comedy Odd Man Rush doesn’t come close to dethroning Goon, though Gretzky acolytes may disagree
makes a decent if forgettable addition to the hockey-movie canon. Based on the memoir by Bill Keenan about a Harvard sports star who tried to make a name for himself in Sweden’s hockey circuit in a bid to climb into into the NHL, the film feels like a collection of half-measures. It’s got heart, just not enough of it. It’s got on-ice action, but it’s not choreographed or filmed particularly well.
Narrated by Mulhern’s Bobby , who grew up dreaming about playing hockey in the way that Henry Hill obsessed over being a Goodfella, the film takes gentle swipes at the gruelling physical nature of the game but not enough to leave an impact, let alone a bruise. Instead, we get a lot of platitudes about the sport , a handful of NHL cameos and a bit of locker talk that seems afraid of being remotely ribald.Newcomer Elektra Kilbey gives a strong performance as Bobby's maybe-girlfriend.
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