I loved this movie and I'm an American. I originally got it because of Paul Gross since I love Due South, but this movie was generally funny. I see from a lot of comments that people were disappointed in the clichéd plot, but seriously people. Do you want the team to lose the tournament? Do you not want the guy to get the girl? Most of us want the happy ending; that's why we watch these kind of movies. And there were just enough quirky things thrown in to give this movie its own originality. Think about the end of the tournament when our guys when and the evil Juggernaut comes over to Cutter. He turns out to be a pretty nice guy, pompous yes, but nice. And the little commentary between Cutter and Lennox afterward is hilarious.
The scene with the beavers on the road may have been a little bit slapstick, but its also exactly how I imagine a bunch of drunk men would deal with it. The biblical quotes were cracking me up.
Overall, I highly recommend this movie. I firmly believe that the only reason it didn't do very well in theaters in the US is because it wasn't mainstream enough: no major stars (other than Leslie Nielsen and he really only had a minor part), it was about a sport that a lot of people aren't familiar with, it wasn't made by a major production company, and I don't recall it getting a lot of advertisement here in the States.
The scene with the beavers on the road may have been a little bit slapstick, but its also exactly how I imagine a bunch of drunk men would deal with it. The biblical quotes were cracking me up.
Overall, I highly recommend this movie. I firmly believe that the only reason it didn't do very well in theaters in the US is because it wasn't mainstream enough: no major stars (other than Leslie Nielsen and he really only had a minor part), it was about a sport that a lot of people aren't familiar with, it wasn't made by a major production company, and I don't recall it getting a lot of advertisement here in the States.