Mystery, Alaska (1999)

Sorry, this movie sucks

Boring

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

So nice to be entertained! Please take a lesson Hollywood..

A wife cheats on her husband. Husband finds out what she has been doing in his bed in his bedroom. Wife says l love you.I made a mistake (in the movies as all we know, adultery is called mistake). Husband forgives her and they live happily ever after. Ha ha ha ha......

Growing up in a small town in western Michigan, with a long running tradition of hosting a minor league hockey team (Which WAS at the time the Pittsburg Penguins IHL Affiliate) I grew up loving hockey. I am usually pretty skeptical about hockey movies because they usually focus on goons, or make a mockery of the sport like "The Mighty Ducks." This movie was great though and I loved it.OK, It was more than a little strange to see Russel Crowe cast as a tough old Alaskan Sheriff and aging town hockey player knowing he is Australian and has probably never played the game in his life. He pulled it off almost flawlessly though.The story is about a town that prides itself on its weekly Saturday Hockey game, made up of the best the town has to offer. A now big shot in New York, former town resident returns and tries to redeem his reputation in the town by telling them that the New York Rangers are coming to play the towns best.It's a pretty charming story with a few intertwined love stories, drama, plenty of comedy, and oh yeah, a little bit of Hockey.It's a great story all around with a little bit for everyone to love and has a great small town feel to it that many can relate to.In The end it is a great movie that is fun to watch and the hockey aspect is decent as well. If you are a guy like me, you can actually con women out of their usual chick flick in favor of this one if you play up the comedy, love, and Russel Crowe aspects, and let's face it guys, anything is much better than having to watch another boring Hugh Grant movie!Like my reviews? Hate em? Comments, questions, recommendations? Want a particular DVD reviewed? Drop me a line at: [email protected] I'll even take hate mail ;)

I found this feel-good comedy drama involving a small town hockey team who gets a chance to compete against the professionals. I thought Roach's film was fairly original and a much better hockey movie than mighty ducks, though it isn't saying much, i thought this was actually a pretty good film. it was entertaining, the screenplay and direction were simple but suitable. Crowe played the roll of the washed up player very well and Hank Azaria was also very good here. I thought this was one of the better Hollywood mainstream films, and i am surprised as to why it is rated so low and A scent of a woman is 7.5 on IMDb. both of these films had flaws, but i don't think they are vastly different in quality. Anyhow, i liked Mystery alaska and recommend it to anybody whose looking for a simple yet interesting film to watch. IMDb Rating: 6.3, my rating--- 9/10