The Rocket
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Movie Reviews of The Rocket
Movie Review: THE BABE RUTH OF HOCKEY!!
Summary: 5 Stars
It may be hard to imagine today but in 1937 the NHL consisted of 6 teams and was on the verge of folding. It desperately needed a hero. Working as a machinist in a factory was a young French-Canadian named Maurice Richard with dreams of playing in the NHL. When he finally earned a tryout with the Montreal Canadiens, he had already suffered one serious injury, and despite an impressive tryout, the owners did not want to take a chance. The coach took a hard line stance in favor of the young Maurice and got him on the team. He soon proved the owners right by getting injured again. It took some incredibly hard rehabilitation as well as enduring some brutal attacks by teammates who were testing him to convince the owners to give him another chance. So began the career of, arguably, the most loved and well known Montreal Canadien ever. He has been called the 'Babe Ruth of hockey'. In some ways, he was more like Jackie Robinson. French-Canadians had about the same status as African-Americans in the U.S. Although not the first F-C to play in the NHL, his success and popularity threatened the status quo. Despite scoring 50 goals in 50 games, he didn't win the scorng title because the teams conspired against him to the point of awarding assists to players not even on the ice to build up their point totals. As an aside, F-C fans even had to sit in a segregated section of the arena which was enclosed by a chain link fence. Not only is this an entertaining and inspiring hockey movie but it's a great education for someone not familiar with the history of Quebec and the fight for equality by the French Canadians. WWW.LUSREVIEWS.BLOGSPOT.COM
Movie Review: Memories
Summary: 5 Stars
As a young boy growing up in Toronto, watching this movie gave me goose bumps. It brought back wonderful memories of the times my father would take me to the games at the Maple Leaf Gardens. A Toronto Maple Leafs fan for sure, but Montreal was a very close second. No other game at the Gardens matched the rivalry and intensity that was created when Montreal came to town. And to sit and be awed at watching the greatest of all hockey players. Very few, even by todays standards, could take a puck from his own end and burn his was up the ice with nobody touching him let alone stopping him. It was pure hockey poetry in motion.
A truly great movie that showed the frustration of his life both on and off the ice. A movie that I will never tire of watching over and over again. Because every time I watch it, I will be brought back to the Gardens when I had the thrill of watching him play. Maurice Richard...the greatest of hockey players. There will never be and has never been a player to match him as far as I'm concerned...even the great Gretsky. A 10 minute standing ovation is further proof of that when fans, particularily French Canadian fans, had an opportunity to give back to him for all what he gave to them. A great hockey player and a great man.
Movie Review: "Maurice! Maurice! Maurice! ~ I Need Players Who Hate To Lose"
Summary: 5 Stars
Note: French and English with English subtitles.
The '05 film `The Rocket' is a long overdue cinematic biography of the greatest hockey player and icon in NHL history. More than just a sports film, the story of Maurice Richard is a story exposing the corruption and brutality of the sport as it was in the "Golden Age" of hockey and the overt bias throughout the league against the French speaking players in general and the Montreal Canadiens specifically. In the forties and fifties it was literally Montreal against the world and Maurice was the one player with the ability and fierce tenacity to take on all the inequities thrown his way and become a legend in his own time.
I found the film to be absolutely riveting. The production values and acting is excellent and the dialogue insightful and realistic. Roy Dupuis was perfect in the role of Maurice as was Lucille LeBreton as his adoring and supportive wife Lucille. Even if you're not a hockey fan the film has much to teach about the era and more than hints to the reasons as to why there is so much internal strife between French and English speaking Canada to this day.
My highest recommendation: -5 Stars-.
Movie Review: A Must Have Movie For Any Hockey Fan
Summary: 5 Stars
Maurice Richard is arguably one of the greatest if not greatest individuals to play in the NHL. Maurice Richard was the first to score 50 goals in one season (the 1944-45 NHL season), doing so in 50 games, and the first to score 500 goals in a career. He finished his career with 544 goals in the regular season, with 82 in the playoffs which included a record six overtime winners and led the league in goals five times. He also amassed 421 assists for a total of 965 points in 978 games.
The Rocket chronicles Richards voyage to NHL. It is a wonderfully constructed film that allows viewers to experience the struggles of a man whose dream is to play for the Canadians and eventually become a legend. The film is fairly family friendly (some mild language and smoking) and can be viewed in either English or French. It is a must have for the library of any hockey fan.
Movie Review: Incredible! A Time Machine
Summary: 5 Stars
They didn't just tell the story about Richard's life, they recreated it. Every detail, from the chain link fence in the old forum to the street scenes keep you enveloped in the 1940s and 50s. Most importantly, the hockey action is the most realistic of any movie period. I have heard people praise the action shots in Miracle, but you will agree that it was nowhere near as close to the action in this movie. McHattie almost steals the show as the fiery coach Dick Irvin. Dupuis' resemblance to Richard is almost scary. To Fanatics like myself, Hockey is religion, and cast and crew of The Rocket showed great respect for the game with this detailed masterpiece.