Documentary on the great NHL enforcers and fighters of the 1980s and 1990s, with 90% of the movie being the life and career of Chris Nilan. Lots of great highlight clips shown, including lots of fights (of course). Nilan has had a difficult life - before, during, and after hockey. Abusive father, fights with management, drugs, shoplifting, and so on. He is brutally honest and pretty unrepentant about all of it. We also get interviews with fighters like Tony Twist, Todd Ewen and, in perhaps the last interview before his death, Bob Probert, who died during the making of this movie. The end result is a compelling look at this aspect of hockey and a very entertaining movie. 8/10.
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