★★★★½ (or 9/10)
Yes, he still tells people to give their balls a tug. Yes, he still chirps about your mom’s tit-fucker. But here, the trash talk has stakes. He’s not just being an ass; he’s motivating a team of washed-up goons to find their dignity.
Keilani Rose as Nat (the team’s stoic, brilliant owner) is a revelation. Harlan Blayne Kytwayhat, Blair Lamora, and Jon Mirasty (actual NHL enforcer “Nasty” Mirasty) as the veteran “Jim’s” are perfect. And Tasya Teles as the fierce, fed-up Laura Mohr gives Shoresy a romantic foil that actually works—their push-pull is electric.
