I noticed this at a film festival years ago,missed seeing it and then couldn't find it playing anywhere;anyway, I was curious about Richard,so I got a copy from Amazon.I mean you don't really have to be a hockey fan-and beyond that,what's a movie that won a ton of Genie Awards(I guess basically the Canadian Academy Awards-and some non-Canadian awards)doin' just not playin' nowhere;as a rule any kinda dreck outa Fraunce is accesible(and there are even some crapola movies outa Hong Kong.(What I don't know about hockey won't hurt me)and on that basis,I thought it was an excellent flick.Recently,former NHL player Bob Sirois came out with a book about discrimination against French Canadians,which he dates to the Maurice Richard riot.

This was a good movie whether you're a hockey fan or not. It was a great story and the detail in making it seem like it was really in the 1950's was unparalleled.

It's a step in the past of hockey history....I was very touched by watching this movie.
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Can reccomend it to all hockey lovers.

The Rocket was a great depiction of what it's like being a French Canadian and the discrimination that went with that. He was a great hockey player who had to overcome prejudice and jeering because his English wasn't very good. There are fine hockey moments depicted in this film and it's a must see for all hockey fans. Very well written and very well performed.

Maurice Richard is arguably one of the greatest if not greatest individuals to play in the NHL. Maurice Richard was the first to score 50 goals in one season (the 1944-45 NHL season), doing so in 50 games, and the first to score 500 goals in a career. He finished his career with 544 goals in the regular season, with 82 in the playoffs which included a record six overtime winners and led the league in goals five times. He also amassed 421 assists for a total of 965 points in 978 games.

The Rocket chronicles Richards voyage to NHL. It is a wonderfully constructed film that allows viewers to experience the struggles of a man whose dream is to play for the Canadians and eventually become a legend. The film is fairly family friendly (some mild language and smoking) and can be viewed in either English or French. It is a must have for the library of any hockey fan.

As a young boy growing up in Toronto, watching this movie gave me goose bumps. It brought back wonderful memories of the times my father would take me to the games at the Maple Leaf Gardens. A Toronto Maple Leafs fan for sure, but Montreal was a very close second. No other game at the Gardens matched the rivalry and intensity that was created when Montreal came to town. And to sit and be awed at watching the greatest of all hockey players. Very few, even by todays standards, could take a puck from his own end and burn his was up the ice with nobody touching him let alone stopping him. It was pure hockey poetry in motion.

A truly great movie that showed the frustration of his life both on and off the ice. A movie that I will never tire of watching over and over again. Because every time I watch it, I will be brought back to the Gardens when I had the thrill of watching him play. Maurice Richard...the greatest of hockey players. There will never be and has never been a player to match him as far as I'm concerned...even the great Gretsky. A 10 minute standing ovation is further proof of that when fans, particularily French Canadian fans, had an opportunity to give back to him for all what he gave to them. A great hockey player and a great man.