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Summary: Just fun
Review: For a hockey fan , a movie about it is always fun to watch. Besides that, it has a very good message about team work, loyalty and faith. Is a must-watch.
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Summary: Warm, Quirky and Entertaining
Review: I have to begin this by saying that I am a hockey fan. But I think I liked "Mystery Alaska" becasue it's a really good story. Many movies try to dazzle you with an all star cast and huge special effects budget, but in the end only disappoint you because at the core of the film there's no actual story. "Mystery Alaska" is the story of a quirky little town that revolves around the Saturday hockey game played on the local pond. Being a member of the team is a prestigious and revered position in Mystery. There is no pay or world wide fame gained from being in the Saturday game, but the men play because their fathers played, and their fathers played. It's funny to watch the men obsess over the their spot on the team, because only a select few hold those spots. When one of the men is replaced by the young up and comer in town, it's almost as though someone has died. "Mystery Alaska" does boast a great cast, including: Russell Crowe (Gladiator), Colm Meany (Con Air) & Burt Reynolds. If you like the feel good sports movie genre, and also enjoy a little quirky humor, then this might be the movie for you.
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Summary: Snowbound Fun
Review: The first five minutes of this sweet little flick sets the stage for a poignant laughter-through-tears story. This town gives new meaning to the word 'dysfunctional' and all have to pay their dues. The rag-tag hockey team is a group of unlikely guys who each have their own misbegotten charms. There's a sheriff (who's sons spend way too much time in the locker room), a trigger-happy grocer, a high school senior and one character appropriately named 'Skank' who can't seem to keep his pants on. This is one of the better David-And-Goliath sports movies out there and if you like hockey...RENT IT! Russell Crowe always gives a good performance and there were quite a few surprises from the other actors as well. Even Burt Reynolds' performance was enjoyable. All-in-all, it was great fun and I will definately own this one on DVD. Spectacular sound. You really feel like you're at a hockey game...minus the cold, of course.
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Summary: 3 3/4 Stars rounding up on the Spree. Connection
Review: Yes, this is the Russell Crowe film Spree.Have we seen this plot before? Yes, in various forms, quite a few from Disney. What elevates this film is the connection between characters. There is real bonding going on. Also, give me an actor that has theatre experience everytime. They always add more. Mary McCormack is wonderful as Donna Biebe. There is one scene, she's fighting with John and she's still a mom of 3 boys... all the way, cleaning and fighting as she goes. I had to watch it several times it was that good. And then the scene with the newspaper...well you'll just have to watch it. And a director who knows to hold on his actors faces, let their thoughts read in the camera. Russell Crowe is a master of this. The twitch of a smile, as he notices his wife before she gets in the car. Nothing needs to be said. There was a nice chemistry between Burt Reynolds and Russell Crowe. There were also obvious connections with the players on the team. A nice, warm movie to watch on a winters day.
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Summary: Characters curse and bless this non-mystery of a plot
Review: You won't find a lot in MYSTERY, ALASKA that's new. This kind of sports story has been told many times before. But that won't stop your enjoyment of it. David Kelley's ability to capture the essence of a place through interesting characters has long been demonstrated on television, and he's in good form, here. Mind you, his characters here are somewhat ordinary by PICKET FENCES or ALLY MCBEAL standards, but they're still more attention-grabbing than characters usually offered up in sports movies. Indeed, if the film has a real fault it's that Kelley has so enjoyed his own visit to Mystery that he's written about almost too many characters. The film would probably have been helped by a little judicious editing, or by more closely linking the subplots, but the meander is far from unpleasant. This is no doubt because these many characters are played by fine actors. The cast is fairly loaded with talent, and all of them get at least a few memorable lines. By far most impressive is Burt Reynolds, whose acting continues to improve even after decades in the business. He's clearly gone to some effort, here, creating a precise vision for his character that goes so far as to include an especially subtle Alaskan accent. Parents should be warned, however, that amidst what is otherwise a family film are some fairly long stretches of adult language that, while character-appropriate, may be objectionable to some. This should be a minor concern to most parents, however, as the ultimate message of the movie is entirely praiseworthy and could spark useful and instructive family discussions. (DVD notes: This is an unfortunately sparse DVD with nothing of particular value to film students. There are no audio commentaries, and the "making-of" featurette is woefully short and does more to rehash the plot than to discuss how the film was made.)
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Summary: Funny movie, good plot, all ends are tied up by the end!
Review: After watching this movie and laughing with it, we were checking out the trailers included on the DVD and found that we could watch the whole movie in French as well. To me this is a real plus as I study languages other than English. Hearing a movie in another language is a great way to learn it. The dubbing is nicely done so that was also enjoyable. Good flick!
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Summary: Boring as can be
Review: This movie was really boring but I do have to give this movie credit because when they were playing hockey they did a good job of acting like hockey players. And the acting was good but I think it was just the hole plot and the story climax of it was just not worth all the watching and this dose end up being a long movie. But I say you can pass this movie up unless you are a major hockey fan then you might love those scences or you might not.
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Summary: Hockey, Love, and the god-like Russel Crowe.
Review: In a word: SCORE! This is Mighty Ducks meets Major League with a hint of integrity. The hockey alone is worth it, but the story is fun as hell. Russel Crowe turns in another wonderful preformance, but not to be overlooked is Colm Meany who of course played the always reliable and lovelable Chief O'Brien on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and later on "Deep Space Nine." This is the only movie I have ever liked Burt Reynolds in and Hank Azaria, well what can I say, it's nice to see someone punch his lights out. This is the only film I have gotten up at 7 in the morning to watch, if you like wham bam thank you ma'am sports with some actual character development and great humor, then pick this baby up, it will not let you down.
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Summary: The Big Mystery
Review: The big Mystery in Mystery Alaska was how come the critics didn't give it a more positive review? I couldn't wait for the movie to come out and both my husband and I laughed through out most of the movie. We loved it! Everyone keeps compairing it to Northern Exposure. Just because it was about Alaska doesn't make it a Northern Exposure. Diana
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Summary: Who ever thought Crowe, Azaria, Reynolds together?
Review: When I first saw the beginning of this film.. all i could think of was RUSSEL CROWE and HANK AZARIA and BURT REYNOLDS all in the same film? To me.. it definatelty was obvious there was a miss cast.. and at first it was hard to see Russell Crowe in this film.. but he is good in it.. But I really did not like this film.. but the only reason I did was because I felt the ending really made this movie watch-able... And really the apperance in this film.. honestly do not seem to make sence!Apperances by Little Richard? Mike Myers? (well maybe b/c the same director who directed Austin Powers directed this film).. but still.. MIKE MYERS? seriously... it was kind of funny to see these group of actors work together.. And the film has a good plot.. but only if it was carried out just a little bit more stronger.. it could of been a better in my oponion.. but this movie is really they type where the ending definately makes the movie worth seeing...
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