Mystery Alaska (1999) **

Directed by M. Jay Roach. With Russell Crowe, Burt Reynolds and Hank Azaria. An amateur hockey team from a small town in Alaska is selected to play against New York Rangers. A Northern Exposure on ice, with quirky characters, original ideas and a refreshing laid-back attitude towards everything. Plotwise, it's extremely predictable, but there are enough delightful details (supporting characters, relationships, incidents, one-liners, bits of scenery) to fill ten movies.