Goalie

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Goalie

Released Jan 31, 2020

1h 51m

Drama

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A chronicle of the life and career of NHL goaltender Terry Sawchuk.

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Los Angeles Times

Dramatically speaking, despite its loftier ambitions, "Goalie" remains stuck in the neutral zone.

Feb 6, 2020

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Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

The pic attempts to cover all the biographical bases of Sawchuk's life, to an exhaustive but ultimately superficial degree.

Jan 29, 2020

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Brad Wheeler

Globe and Mail

Director Maggs tells a tough, sympathetic story in an imaginative way that makes Goalie feel like a war story.

Rated: 3.5/4

Mar 1, 2019

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Like all good sports movies Goalie isn't about scores or stats, it's about what drives the players to push themselves, to be warriors or be worthless.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 31, 2021

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Alex Saveliev

Film Threat

There's nothing terribly wrong with Goalie. It's well-structured, handsomely shot, and features some impressive acting. The thing is there's just not that much to make it stand out from the crowd either.

Rated: 6/10

Feb 19, 2020

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Lee Jutton

Film Inquiry

At the heart of Goalie is a tragic tale worth telling, but unfortunately the film, despite its best intentions, fails to do it justice.

Feb 1, 2020

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I grew up a Detroit Red Wings fan and even did a school report on this guy so... I thought it was pretty good.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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steve d

The film can not find a way to tell an interesting story. It's sad but it's subject deserves so much better.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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It was OK, the story-line and all, but totally fake when showing the on-ice scenes... As for the performance of the actors, some of them had a hard time to even pretend that they can actually skate and what goes towards the equipment, for one, there were no plastic blade holders in 1950s... The uniforms featured fake team logos, but I guess that it was because NHL did not approve the use of actual ones... Too bad... Off-ice was far better... So, overall not too great, when I compare it (for example) with "The Rocket: Maurice Richard Story, but overall, I am thankful for any hockey-related movie...

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Audience Member

This sports biography is really good. Mark O'Brien, Kevin Pollak, Georgina Reilly, and the rest of the cast did a fantastic job in this movie. This true story about the legendary goaltender Terry Sawchuk was very dramatic. He went through some tough times during his childhood and career and that can put a lot of pressure on someone. But he managed to get through them and became a hockey legend in the process. I would definitely recommend this movie. It's a must see. Ignore what the most of the critics are saying about this movie. They have bad tastes in movies and they also can't see why this is a great movie.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Audience Member

Great movie, wish they used the real nhl jerseys though

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Richard

Didnt go because I booked the wrong day.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/10/20

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Synopsis

A chronicle of the life and career of NHL goaltender Terry Sawchuk.

Director: Adriana Maggs
Producer: Daniel Iron
Screenwriter: Adriana Maggs, Jane Maggs
Distributor: Dark Star Pictures
Production Co: Blue Ice Films, Ontario Creates
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 31, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 25, 2020
Runtime: 1h 51m

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