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Youngblood

1986

Peter Markle

Rob Lowe, Cynthia Gibb, Patrick Swayze, Ed Lauter ...

4.9

871

Drama A skilled young hockey prospect hoping to attract the attention of professional scouts is pressured to show that he can fight if challenged during his stay in a Canadian minor hockey town. His on-ice activities are complicated by his relationship with the coach's daughter.

	Media	Author	Review
		Variety Staff Variety	"Scenes on the ice look great and Lowe truly looks like the fast and accurate son-of-a-gun hockey player he’s supposed to be."
		Patrick Goldstein Los Angeles Times	"There's nothing wrong with Hollywood's obsession with making '80s updates of the Horatio Alger story. But Youngblood doesn't come close to capturing the spunk or spirit of youthful dreams."
		The Globe and Mail	"'Youngblood' is never less than fascinating, and it's a bit like the game it explores: the times you don't want to look at it are the times you can't look away."
		Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"'Youngblood' is not a bad movie, and indeed has moments of real conviction. But it is doomed by its plot, which is yet another example of what I like to call the Climb from Despair to Victory"
		Time Out	"Everything is predictable, except perhaps for the searching close-ups of the star's behind. In other respects, Lowe's performance is quite decent"
		Chicago Tribune	"A packed convention of contemporary cliches"
		Janet Maslin The New York Times	"'Youngblood' seems chiefly designed as a vehicle for Mr. Lowe, and Mr. Lowe seems well able to handle more demanding material."

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