Men With Brooms

This Canadian feel-good comedy, which combines slapstick and uplift, could be dubbed "The Fool Monty." Four old friends reunite at the funeral of their former curling coach; curling, for those unfamiliar with the ancient sport, is a winter pass time involving a rock propelled forward by sweeping of the ice on which it rests. Their grief is tempered somewhat by the coach's bittersweet last request that they re-team and win a bonspiel (curling tournament) in his honor. Before they can win the Golden Broom, they must both brush up their skills and address the emotional problems that held them back in the past. Chris Cutter (Paul Gross) must swallow his pride and ...