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Plot: This bio-drama centers around Quebec's most famous hockey player, Maurice "The Rocket" Richard, and focuses on the famous 1955 riot in the Forum.
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MCT:April 20, 2008
Wonderful biographical drama of Montreal Canadiens legend Maurice Richard chronicling his rise in the NHL from humble working class machinist in the 1930's to Montreal icon in the 1950's. The film features great old school hockey action and the struggle between not only class but culture. I'm not a hockey or sports fan but I do like sports films like this. This is definitely the "Raging Bull" of hockey movies.
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MCT:February 13, 2008If I were a hockey fan I might see this asa Richard is a legend among hockey fans. But I'm not a fan.
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MCT:February 10, 2008Fantastic bio film of one of Canada's greatest athletes. A must for any true, knowledgeable hockey fan.
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MCT:January 13, 2008
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MCT:December 30, 2007decent hockey biography
the guy who plays the rocket looks alot like bruce campbell , it kept messing me up -
MCT:December 28, 2007This is actually a good hockey movie. If you are a fan of hockey then you should see this film. The only thing I wanted more of was further development from the supporting characters.
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MCT:December 25, 2007
A must see for hockey fans not familiar with the full history of the sport, otherwise some of the particulars may be lost on you. I went into this looking for a hockey story on a hockey legend instead I was treated to a biography on person who was much more than a hockey legend. My only question was how accurate the portrayal of the NHL was at the time. Having been made by the CBC it can at times seem like a tirade against past injustices rather than a biopic. That said it was a well protrayed film of a man who gave what he could and more to not only a great sport but to his people as well. I was thouroughly pleased with the performances as well as the cameos of various NHL stars. The story did drag at times but overalll did a well above average job at telling a story that is obviously important to the french canadians but import to the history of hockey. The only shame is that this wont get as much circulation as a film like "Miracle" would.
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MCT:December 23, 2007
Captured that period of the NHL well, when hockey superstars struggled to make ends meet by doing factory machinist work, rather than commanding ridiculous salaries. There's a little of the French Canadian bravado thrown in for good measure.
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MCT:November 13, 2007
I'm not into hockey at all but I liked this movie a lot. I was on the endge of my seat for a good aprt of it, and I loved the fact that it takes place in Montreal.
The social injustices present between french and english Canadians at the time were very well portrayed through the movie.
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MCT:October 29, 2007
I am a gigantic habs fan, so this was a given, but all in all, probably the best hockey movie ever made
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MCT:August 25, 2007
Un assez bon film québécois qui montre notre champion! Mais le film n'a pas vrmt d'histoire...mais c'est assez bon!
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MCT:August 4, 2007
what a beautiful movie, you enjoy it even more when you're a Montreal canadien fan like I am
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MCT:July 10, 2007
Étrangement, je m'attendais à un film mauvais, mais je me suis retrouvé avec une maudite bonne histoire bien fait.
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MCT:June 30, 2007Quand on a pas connu son époque, quand on a pas connu l'homme ou le joueur, ce film nous en apprend beaucoup sur qui Maurice Richard était et finalement qui nous sommes (les Québécois)
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MCT:June 21, 2007
It is really good. It's not all about hockey and conflicts between french canadian and the canadian...It's about how they change ''protection'' for the hockey players.
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MCT:June 15, 2007
Wow! Très bon film. Même si le hockey n'est pas une de mes passions, Maurice Richard est une part importante de l'histoire des canadiens-français qui mérite d'être mieux connue. Très intéressant!
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MCT:May 13, 2007
Dupuis is my favourite Montreal-based actor. Best delivery, in both French & English. Maurice Richard is someone all Canadian hear of, although most people are unaware of his contributions to the game.
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MCT:April 27, 2007
trop fou , maurice c'est l'idol d'un peuple et c'est le mien itoo les scene de hockey sont malade les scenes filmer des vieilles année sont tres bien faite !
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MCT:March 25, 2007
An achievement in Canadian cinema. Roy Dupuis is well placed as Richard and does a perfect job capturing his persona on and off the ice, the same can be said of the rest of his cast. Excellent script writing, excellent direction and acting. It lacked nothing, a movie for every collection and you don't need to be afraid to take your girlfriend or wife to watch this movie. It's an excellent effort, a lot of it is in French so be prepared to read a lot of subtitles. Watch for Sean Avery and Vincent Lecalvier as Jean Believeu. Definately worth a watch.
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MCT:February 25, 2007
I Love The Actor,He Is Such A Great Actor And Now How To Act.He is one of the best actor in Quebec.The movie is just great,i guess like 75% of people don't know He Did Maurice Before That Movie,Yes He Did For Maurice Richard Historica Moment,You Can View It At www.histori.ca
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MCT:February 13, 2007
This was a really touching film. We watched it in English class. But I still liked it. I think it describes alot about what the French went through/are going through.
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MCT:February 11, 2007
If you like hockey, it a must see, if you like a real movement, or drama go see it. It has some real good moments.
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MCT:January 25, 2007
Really good! Didn't know the story at all before I saw this, so it was educational as well. I liked that they brought up all the tension between anglo- and francophones. "Two Solitudes" by (can't remember) that takes place during the world wars talks about that, too. Anyway, it's a good one.
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