Goon
Meet Doug, the nicest guy you'll ever fight.
Doug Glatt, a slacker who discovers he has a talent for brawling, is approached by a minor league hockey coach and invited to join the team as the "muscle." Despite the fact that Glatt can't skate, his best friend, Pat, convinces him to give it a shot, and Glatt becomes a hero to the team and their fans, until the league's reigning goon becomes threatened by Glatt's success and decides to even the score.
Wokeness: 20%
Overall Score: 40%
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Meh.
Years ago, I had a friend from the Laplands. He told me about his career in hockey. He couldn't play the game. His role was a Goon. He was about 5'6" and very stout. If it wasn't for him, I would think this movie was BS. I'm only a hockey fan during the Olympics (USA-Gold!!!). It's hard to accept that the role of Goon actually exists. Spoiler... it does.
The movie is a fictionalized biography based on a book that I now intend to read. ($20 Kindle) I may edit my review after that.
The basic plot:
- Simple minded bouncer has a chance encounter with a losing hockey team manager resulting in a "tryout."
- Bouncer is now a Goon who can barely skate but scares the daylights out of all opponents. Also, meets girl. Team starts winning.
- Big lead up to the final, big game where he must meet the about-to-retire goon of goons legend.
It's pretty predictable from there. It's raunchy with language, violence and a few R-rated scenes.
The Woke is due to his homosexual brother who plays a very minor role. There's no agenda that I could see. The man-on-man kiss near the beginning was a fleeting one and done. I think they just checked the DEI box with that one to get the movie released.
Created: 02-23-2026
