Mystery, Alaska

I dont understand why this movie did not get more publicity. Possibly one of Russel Crowe's best. A different twist on all the more recent sports movies. It's like the Mighty Ducks all grown up. The personal touches and the mild... Full review

This movie is one of my favorites. Ive watched it 3 times and everytime Ive got the goosebumps. The movie overall is almost perfect. The town of Mystery, Alaska is a all hockey town. The town revolves around the Saturday hockey... Full review

Batman (forever) is semi improved from the last one, though Kilmer just could not find the same comfortability that Keaton learned to have.... Full review

mystery alaska i thought was good because im the biggest fan in the world at watching and playing hockey i thought russel crowe was really good because he really knew about hockey in it... Full review

This was a likeable film but I didn't come away from it with anything more than a deeper appreciation for hockey.... Full review

mystery alaska is a very influential movie. it's what you would call a feel good movie. the story makes sense. And russell crowe is a genous... Full review

for everyone.. Nice family movie and love story for the ladies and a nice sports, band of brothers - Rocky type, father and son, type of movie for the men. Enjoy!... Full review

This movie was really good. i went into watching thinking it was a going to suck balls. But it didn't it turned out really good and funny in parts. The only problem i had with this movie was near the end... Full review

Most people didn't know about this one until it hit the video rental racks- too bad- but you can still get it- if you are even remotely interested in sports-or human triumph- see it.... Full review

I laughed my butt off during this movie. This movie was casted well. If you like outdoor hockey and hometown spirit you will like Myster Alaska.... Full review

It doesn't help that the film is so poorly paced, either. However, even odder performances come from Reynolds, who's simply awful in a supporting role, and Mike Myers and Michael McKean, whose cameos suggest they were brought in to pump up the film's comedic and profanity quotient, respectively. ... Full Review

Also, where "Beautiful Girls" was an intelligently-drawn comedy-drama about the relationships between people in a snowy U.S. town, "Mystery, Alaska" is sloppy and often too neat-and-tidy for its own good. But this is where the formula for "Mystery, Alaska" gets a little tricky (and mind-boggling, for that matter). ... Full Review

When a smooth promoter and former resident proposes an exhibition game between Mystery's ragtag squad and the imperious professional New York Rangers, the town almost comes unglued. To make matters worse, the sheriff's wife, Donna (Mary McCormack), is getting the big flirt from the promoter (Hank Azaria), her Mystery High School boyfriend before he departed to become a big- time Manhattan-based sportswriter. ... Full Review

"Mystery, Alaska" will be pretty realistic, with the Rangers skating circles around the ragtag collection of skating pumpkins and emotional wombats that make up the amateur team from Mystery. Oh, "Mystery, Alaska" is still predictable. ... Full Review

Mystery, Alaska's" other interest is even more tiresome. In fact, it's notable that director Jay Roach (best known for his two "Austin Powers" films) can get the actors to play this pro forma material without flinching. ... Full Review

This time of year I long for some sunshine and even the tiniest sign of spring 's soon arrival. Alas, it has been one brutal winter in my neck of the woods, and in my community we have this great... ... Full Article

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We'd wish you a happy Monday, but we know you'd just see through that transparent attempt at merry-making on the bleak beginning of a seemingly unending work week. ... Full Article

I cannot imagine a show that has a cast list like this to not be great. Add to it the fact that it was written by Elaine May (Heaven Can Wait) and directed by Mike Nichols (Closer), and you have... ... Full Article

Is it just me, or do David E. Kelley's feature scripts feel like discarded ideas for television pilots? The Emmy-anointed "King of TV" gives us another set of quirky characters in this film's titular town where the only thing to... ... Full Article

The coming attraction makes it clear that "Mystery, Alaska" is your basic "Rocky" movie about a grown-up version of the Mighty Ducks -- a team from a small, hockey-worshipping Alaska town gets a chance to play the New York Rangers. ... Full Article