Les Boys

Rating:
Summary: Hockey town, friends all around...
Review: Whether you watch this film in French (Canadian) or in dubbed English, you still get the sense of one theme: camaraderie is universal.

Now, another theme, which is certainly spreading in the U.S., and highly popular in Canada, is that of hockey. The characters in this movie embrace the game, as it probably is their greatest focus in life. They all come from different lives and different backgrounds, but once a week they meet to play hockey as "Les Boys". Coached by the owner of the club they meet at, they have been playing recreationally for a while. However, when the coach gets in trouble with a loan shark, the boys' brace together for what they do not know is the game of their lives.

I found this film highly amusing, and, albeit there are a fair amount of hockey films, had just a little more to offer. Playing off of each man's ego, and their love of hockey, the characters develop. Thus we actually care for them. For American viewers, this is reminiscent of Slap Shot; only in my opinion this film had more of a point.

For those of you who have not seen this then I highly recommend it. Now this film is as appropriate for kids as Slap Shot (i.e., not very) but it is still good for the older viewer. Do not let the French language selection scare you away either, because like I said it has dub options, which work well trust me.

Overall, it is entertaining and something to get into for a brief time, and that is what good movies like these are all about.