Mystery, Alaska
3.5/4 Starring: Russell Crowe, Mary McCormack, Hank Azaria, Colm Meaney, Ron Eldard, Burt Reynolds, Lolita Davidovich, Maury Chaykin Rated R for Language and Sexuality "Mystery, Alaska" does what every sports movie should do, and then a little more. Of course it all comes down to a big game with the final score determined in the last few seconds. That's no secret. But what surprised me about this movie is its portrait of a town. This tiny Alaska town begins to feel like a real place, and one that I wouldn't hesitate to visit in a second. For Mystery, hockey is more than a religion. It's a way of life. If people aren't playing it, they're watching it or talking about it. Nothing is more important than the Saturday match, where the best players play a scrimmage match on a local pond for the rest of the town. This is where men like Sheriff John Biebe (Crowe) become legends on the ice. The recent gossip revolves around the article in Sports Illustrat