| Actors: Roy Dupuis, Rmy Girard, Stephen McHattie, Philip Craig, Diane Lavallee Genres: Drama Sub-Genres: Drama Studio: Palm Pictures / Umvd Format: DVD - Color,Widescreen - Dubbed,Subtitled DVD Release Date: 12/11/2007 Original Release Date: 01/01/2007 Theatrical Release Date: 01/01/2007 Release Year: 2007 Run Time: 2hr 4min Screens: Color,Widescreen Number of Discs: 1 SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 6 MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Languages: English, French, English Subtitles: English, French |
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  | The Rocket Actors: Roy Dupuis, Rmy Girard, Stephen McHattie, Philip Craig, Diane Lavallee Genres: Drama PG 2007 2hr 4min As a young boy from blue collar Quebec, Maurice Richard had a dream to play in the National Hockey League. Beneath his soft spoken, working class exterior burned a tenacity and passion that transformed this young factory... more » |
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Member Movie Reviews K. K. (GAMER) Reviewed on 11/5/2024... First hour and a half had some slow spots but really great true story about a Frenchman making his way into the Canadian Hockey League. You will learn alot of hocky in this one. Unfortunately, did not see the last thirty minutes since the movie received was defective but the movie got better the more you watch it.
Movie Reviews"Maurice! Maurice! Maurice! ~ I Need Players Who Hate To Los Brian E. Erland | Brea, CA - USA | 12/24/2007 (5 out of 5 stars) "Note: French and English with English subtitles. The '05 film `The Rocket' is a long overdue cinematic biography of the greatest hockey player and icon in NHL history. More than just a sports film, the story of Maurice Richard is a story exposing the corruption and brutality of the sport as it was in the "Golden Age" of hockey and the overt bias throughtout the league against the French speaking players in general and the Montreal Canadiens specifically. In the forties and fifties it was literally Montreal against the world and Maurice was the one player with the ability and fierce tenacity to take on all the inequities thrown his way and become a legend in his own time. I found the film to be absolutely riveting. The production values and acting is excellent and the dialogue insightful and realistic. Roy Dupuis was perfect in the role of Maurice as was Lucille LeBreton as his adoring and supportive wife Lucille. Even if you're not a hockey fan the film has much to teach about the era and more than hints to the reasons as to why there is so much internal strife between French and English speaking Canada to this day. My highest recommendation: -5 Stars-." Rocket scores BIG Romans 13:4 | Midwest, USA | 12/03/2007 (5 out of 5 stars) "Bought this last summer through a Canadian outlet since it wasn't released in the States. Great movie if you don't mind the subtitles. The actor almost looks like Maurice too. Little cameos by Mike Ricci, Sean Avery and Ian Laperriere. If you're even a little bit of a hockey fan I would recommend this movie." THE BABE RUTH OF HOCKEY!! Loves To Read | Twin Cities, MN USA | 12/22/2007 (5 out of 5 stars) "It may be hard to imagine today but in 1937 the NHL consisted of 6 teams and was on the verge of folding. It desperately needed a hero. Working as a machinist in a factory was a young French-Canadian named Maurice Richard with dreams of playing in the NHL. When he finally earned a tryout with the Montreal Canadiens, he had already suffered one serious injury, and despite an impressive tryout, the owners did not want to take a chance. The coach took a hard line stance in favor of the young Maurice and got him on the team. He soon proved the owners right by getting injured again. It took some incredibly hard rehabilitation as well as enduring some brutal attacks by teammates who were testing him to convince the owners to give him another chance. So began the career of, arguably, the most loved and well known Montreal Canadien ever. He has been called the 'Babe Ruth of hockey'. In some ways, he was more like Jackie Robinson. French-Canadians had about the same status as African-Americans in the U.S. Although not the first F-C to play in the NHL, his success and popularity threatened the status quo. Despite scoring 50 goals in 50 games, he didn't win the scorng title because the teams conspired against him to the point of awarding assists to players not even on the ice to build up their point totals. As an aside, F-C fans even had to sit in a segregated section of the arena which was enclosed by a chain link fence. Not only is this an entertaining and inspiring hockey movie but it's a great education for someone not familiar with the history of Quebec and the fight for equality by the French Canadians. WWW.LUSREVIEWS.BLOGSPOT.COM
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