The Rocket
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Movie Reviews of The Rocket
Movie Review: My husband and son loved this movie!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this DVD for my husband for Christmas because he is a big fan of the Montreal Canadiens. He and my 13-year old son loved the movie and said that they could watch it over and over again.Movie Review: the rocket
Summary: 5 Stars
This was a great movie. This was an eye opener for me. It helped me understand more about the NHL in 1940s and 50s. A great movie for youngsters.Movie Review: Hockey Rulz
Summary: 5 Stars
What a great movie. If you love the game and appreciate the history of the game you should get this movie.Movie Review: No need to be a hockey fan
Summary: 4 Stars
I am not one at all, and know very little about the history of the NHL. Maurice Richard was a name to me like other vaguely heard names, Bill Tilden or Bronco Nagurski or Babe Zaharias Didrikson. I know all these athletes have interesting and important stories, but I have never investigated them, so they remain basically unknown.
What prompted my wife to pick this film up, I cannot imagine. She has no interest in hockey, and nearly no interest in sports. But fortunately she did, as it is not a film about sport. It is a film about people, and the transformation of one man from suppressed bystander who allows injustice to go unremarked to vocal critic who stands up for right when wrong holds all the cards.
The Maurice Richard in this film is a quiet man, a loner, and a bit fearful. But he is possessed by a burning drive and a hunger that makes him nearly unstoppable as a competitor. We see him rebuffed when he seeks permission to marry, and then we cut to wedding photographs. So though he appears ineffectual, he gets things done.
When he decides to get things done off the rink, his world changes. I was riveted by the action and the story. The few complaints in here seem off target to me; I believed in this man and his life, his wife and his coach. Excellent acting, great photography, bad guys to hate. What more could you want? This is a beautifully made film, exciting and well filmed hockey action wonderfully blended with spot-on recreations of life in this time and place. I was constantly amazed at the detail and look. Athletes may have been loved, but they still lived something like normal lives.
I enjoyed my evening immensely. A story I knew nothing about presented well.
Movie Review: More than a hockey star
Summary: 4 Stars
Maurice "Rocket" Richard had one of the most successful and enduring careers of anyone in the history of the NHL. He began as a factory worker, but eventually got his chance to play professional hockey and he made the most of it. Tough and taciturn, he endured discrimination because he was French-Canadian, and physical attacks from opposing players. He became a hero to hockey fans and fellow French-Canadians during his long and illustrious career with the Montreal Canadiens. I listened to many of his games on the radio when I was growing up, but had no idea of the social and racial hurdles he faced in his life. This is a fascinating and informative movie about one of the greatest players in hockey history.