I turned the T.V. on one day and this movie was starting. I had no idea what it was about, but I had nothing better to do so I watched it and within the first five minutes I was drawn in.
The basic plot has been done before (but without the hockey I think) , but I've never seen it done in a setting where the time period is more recent. The film was about a failing devil in training named Griffelkin (Will Friedle) from well, you can guess who has to gather more souls in order to pass his training. He finds a somewhat power-hungry pro hockey player Dave Heinrich (Matthew Lawrence)
who in an effort to secure the Stanley Cup for his team (the Devils of course) sells his soul to Griffelkin. Problems soon arise though as Griffelkin's project is sabotaged by his supervisor Ms. Beezlebub (Rhea Perlman) who causes Dave
to be traded to a less talented hockey team (the Angels). In order for Griffelkin to pass Dave must still win the cup, even with the less then fabulous players from The Angels.
It wasn't a great film, but fun to watch. I thought Will Friedle was hilarious in this movie, and acted well alongside Matthew Lawrence. The plot although
predictable and with a classic happy ending was still enjoyable to watch.
The basic plot has been done before (but without the hockey I think) , but I've never seen it done in a setting where the time period is more recent. The film was about a failing devil in training named Griffelkin (Will Friedle) from well, you can guess who has to gather more souls in order to pass his training. He finds a somewhat power-hungry pro hockey player Dave Heinrich (Matthew Lawrence)
who in an effort to secure the Stanley Cup for his team (the Devils of course) sells his soul to Griffelkin. Problems soon arise though as Griffelkin's project is sabotaged by his supervisor Ms. Beezlebub (Rhea Perlman) who causes Dave
to be traded to a less talented hockey team (the Angels). In order for Griffelkin to pass Dave must still win the cup, even with the less then fabulous players from The Angels.
It wasn't a great film, but fun to watch. I thought Will Friedle was hilarious in this movie, and acted well alongside Matthew Lawrence. The plot although
predictable and with a classic happy ending was still enjoyable to watch.
