Newman often cited the role of Dunlop as one of his favorites; the performance, in all its wicked, foul-mouthed glory, is freeing to watch. No wonder Newman loved the experience.

| Aug 1, 2024

What holds the picture together is the warmth supplied by Paul Newman. As Reggie, the player-coach of the Chiefs, a minor-league ice-hockey team, he gives the performance of his life -- to date.

| Sep 13, 2023

Slap Shot remains the greatest sports flick of the 1970s.

| Sep 21, 2017

Newman is literally a diamond in the rough, and it requires a certain forebearance to separate his quality from the surrounding raunch.

| Dec 18, 2015

Slap Shot may have done a lot of fast skating and some solid body checking, but in the last period it makes a final costly slip -- and misses its goal.

| Aug 1, 2008

There are still some nice touches of absurdist satirical wit hanging out along the sidelines, given extra bite by Dede Allen's superbly pacy editing.

| Mar 14, 2007

Slap Shot has a kind of vitality to it that overwhelms most of the questions relating to consistency of character and point of view.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 14, 2007

Half the time Hill invites the audience to get off on the mayhem, the other half of the time he decries it.

| Mar 14, 2007