
In ice hockey, no one is tougher than the "goon". Those players have one mission: to protect the star players at any price.... (Full plot summary below)
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In ice hockey, no one is tougher than the "goon". Those players have one mission: to protect the star players at any price.
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| Minneapolis Star TribuneColin CovertThe opening sections of this film play like a greatest-hits clip collection, but when Gibney delves deeper into Nilan's personality, it's a magnetic portrait of a rinkside Raging Bull. |
| Movies With ButterSara Maria VizcarrondoIn a way, this doc is Bully, grown up, and from the bully's perspective. |
| Film ThreatMark BellIt doesn't try to sell you on fighting in hockey, it just presents the environment, the personalities, and lets it all speak for itself... |
| Slant MagazineKalvin HenelyMakes room for tender moments of reflection from a guy who, against impossible odds, still managed some victories, the biggest of which may be that he's still standing. |
| New York TimesNicolas Rapold[Mr. Gibney] scales down his approach considerably here, generally for the better, rather than extrapolate a theory of violence and everything. |
| New York PostFarran Smith NehmeWhen The Last Gladiators treats brawls like greatest-hits clips for more than half the movie, then suggests fighting is behind Nilan's decline, it feels like trying to have it both ways. |
| Village VoiceNick SchagerBlending archival footage and new interviews with Nilan, his family, journalists, and fellow combatants, Gibney celebrates hockey's fisticuff traditions while also recognizing how such brutality ultimately takes its greatest toll on those who perpetrate it. |
| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfReflecting the sweep of aggression that swallowed the game throughout the 20th century, Gibney tackles his points smartly, laboring to communicate the thrill of combat and the shock of retirement. |
| New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanHe tells his story honestly, but with no great sense of self-awareness or insight. |
| User ReviewGabriel Tunbelievable look at hockey's best and craziest fighters |