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Champions

The Mighty Ducks

1992

Stephen Herek

Emilio Estévez, Joss Ackland, Lane Smith, Heidi Kling ...

5.3

5,315

Kids. Action. Comedy. Drama Gordon Bombay (Emilio Estevez), a hotshot lawyer, is haunted by memories of his childhood, when, as the star player in his champion hockey team, he lost the winning goal in a shootout, thereby losing the game, and the approval of his coach. After being charged for drunk driving, the court orders him to coach a peewee hockey team, the worst in the league, Gordon is at first very reluctant. However, he eventually gains the respect of the ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"As directed by Stephen Herek, 'The Mighty Ducks' moves energetically but lacks the enjoyable quirkiness of 'Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure'"	NEU
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"[It] is the kind of movie that might have been written by a computer program (...) There is not a single surprise in the film. Not even one small one(…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Ian Nathan Empire	"As a light family sports feel-good this works but don't look for anything more (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Duane Byrge The Hollywood Reporter	"While nicely layered with tough, conflicting personal questions, 'Ducks' ultimately flaps off into easy outcomes and pat contrivances. Still it’s an overall charmer"	NEU
United States	Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle	"[It] may satisfy the Pee Wee hockey players in your household but the rest of you may be turned off by the simplified penance and redemption formula (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 5)"	NEG

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