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Cincinnati Bengals | Home » » » Mystery, Alaska | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | With Russell Crowe (THE INSIDER, A BEAUTIFUL MIND), Hank Azaria (GODZILLA, THE BIRD CAGE), and Burt Reynolds leading an incredible all-star cast, here's a fun, uplifting, action-packed story that everyone will love! A remote hockey-obsessed town populated by 633 of the most eccentric characters you'd ever want to meet, Mystery is the kind of place where nothing ever changes. But then life as they know it gets turned completely upside down! When a publicity stunt brings the world-famous New York Rangers -- and the national spotlight -- to Mystery for a game with the local team of weekend warriors, the whole town rises to meet the challenge of a lifetime! Also starring Mary McCormack (TRUE CRIME, DEEP IMPACT) and Lolita Davidovich (PLAY IT TO THE BONE, JUNGLE 2 JUNGLE) in another critical favorite from the hit-making director of AUSTIN POWERS 1&2 -- you'll stand and cheer as this ragtag bunch shows that nothing can melt their dreams of a miracle on ice! | | | Features: | |
• Officially Licensed
• Highest Quality Recording
| | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Russell Crowe, Burt Reynolds, Hank Azaria, Mary McCormack, Colm Meaney | | Director:
| Jay Roach | | Format:
| Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC | | Language:
| English, French | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| Walt Disney Video | | Run Time:
| 119 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| May 09, 2000 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 141 reviews |
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 By the NumbersJul 24, 2010
If you like David E. Kelley's TV work, you'll more than likely enjoy this paint by numbers venture into filmdom. Some of his preoccupations with sex and the courtroom are evident here. And his sense of quirky characters and situations abounds as well.
This is by no means a bad movie, just don't expect anything out of the ordinary. They set up the situations in the first 20 minutes or so, so the viewer can pretty much see where things are headed. The only real question is how they are going to deal with the big showdown between the New York Rangers and the locals. I did rather enjoy the outcome.
The ensemble cast is good. The directing is adequate and Carter Burwell's music score is very good. He chose to write the pieces with a Native American tinge to them. It put a very nice touch on things. Though Russel Crowe is the headliner he does not get the screen time one might expect. Quite a few of the characters get heard throughout.
My biggest disappointment was the big game itself. It really wasn't choreographed or directed all that well. Was it lack of budget or was it merely trying to get actors to skate well enough to convince the viewing audience that they knew what they were doing. At any rate, that was quite a letdown. Plus you get to see nothing of the New York Rangers and how they perceive the game from their end. They're faceless.
All in all this is a pleasant watch. No big whoop, but with a good beer and a great pizza to go with it you will probably have a fun time of it.
 Both disc and movie were great!Jul 24, 2010
The disc was in perfect condition. It aid it was new, and it truly was. The movie is a great story about a little town Mystery, Alaska. It's primarily about hockey, but even a non-hockey fan will easily enjoy this. My girlfriend doesn't even know who the NY Rangers are and she liked this movie a lot. I highly recommend this purchase.
Fun Family movieJul 12, 2010
This is just a fun movie,,,, we had it in VHS and needed to get the DVD just to have for cold winter nights when we wanted to watch something fun.
Underdogs with great courage on and off the iceJun 26, 2010
This isn't just a movie about hockey fans in a hockey town. It has that team spirit attitude regardless of the obstacles that get thrown their way. The lives of the characters off the ice is what's compelling. Crowe's depiction of
being manly yet vulnerable is a sure sign he is naturally great at acting and
destined for even greater roles. The eyes have it. I enjoyed the other actors
as well. While Hank Azaria is a good actor I don't think this role suited him.
Burt Reynolds in a serious role was great as a supporting role. If you like pulling for an underdog you'll like this film.
Clearly someone's pet projectMay 23, 2010
A heartwarming tale /
Indulgent and boring /
Fun for hockey fans
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