Chicks with Sticks

Watched "Chicks" last night on MovieCentral. This is leagues beyond the appalling "Men With Brooms" and smacks of hockey love and dressing-room-stink authenticity. You can almost hear Margot Kidder's false teeth clack with conviction! I found the mix of hand-held camera verite and the small town Alberta cinematography to be intoxicating. People who slag off Canadian movies should have a look at this unpretentious gem. I hope it comes out on DVD soon. It makes no apologies for its' setting or characters and is obviously filmed miles away from any studios. I'm amazed this got the financial go-ahead to proceed to film, though I doubt it played at any actual theaters except those within the legendary "200 mile radius" of Calgary.

Being a female hockey player myself, I found this movie very cute. I would love to play a game of guys vs. girls. As a girl in Colorado, hockey is not a big HS sport, and because of that, not many girls play the sport and the ones who do usually play on guys teams. I have watched probably every hockey movie out there Mystery, Alaska, Mighty Ducks: 1,2,3 , Slap Shot: 1&2, Miracle, there are probably more but I can't think of them. Mighty ducks always had at least one to two girls on the team but it wasn't just about them and they hardly payed attention to the fact that there were girls on the team. This movie shows that there are women hockey players who can be devoted to this sport. And, they don't fit the typical "manly" label that every body puts onto women hockey players, even Felli, the goalie.

I know people are surprised when I tell them I play hockey, from now on I will tell them to check out this movie when they don't believe me.

Threadbare story replete with stock characters & aimless direction, exemplified by the chaotic shooting & editing of all of the hockey scenes.

#nitrosMovieChallenge.

Chicks with sticks is the story of a bet: a hockey team of women against a hockey of men.In the history of sports there are some interesting stories of challenge: woman against,por example the famous victory of Billie Jean King over Bobby Riggs in 1973.But let's come back to Canada.Chicks with sticks is an independent Canadian movie .It's a pleasant, entertaining and funny story with a little touch de suspense,because the chicks have only some days for training and build a team. I enjoyed very much the performances of Jessalyn Gilsig and Peter Outerbridge in this comedy. PS. For the soccer fans there are two films with the same title : F.C Venus, one Finnish and the other German (remake) about women playing soccer against men as consequence of a challenge.

This was a very predictable, almost boring sports movie with a 'girls vs. guys' theme. Jason Priestly's character was a token...just a way to get some 'star' power in this low-budget made-for-Canadian-TV movie. There were references to 'betting' on the game, but there were never any scenes of anyone actually betting. There were 'accusations' of the 'Felli' character 'padding' the score, but nothing beyond a casual mention. The money raised by the ladies' team was supposedly absconded with, but there was never any resolution regarding the final disposition of the supposedly stolen funds. Lots of holes in the plot. Lots of unresolved issues. Not a terribly unpleasant way to spend an hour and a half on a rainy weekday afternoon when I am laid off my construction job because of inclement weather.