REVIEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
I sat mesmerised . . . mind-boggling.
Broadcast
Week (Globe&Mail)
. . . a compelling story masterfully told.
IAN BROWN, writer/broadcaster
. . . it could be the best documentary I've ever seen.
Montreal Gazette
The two best hours to be found anywhere on the schedule this weekend.
Newsday (New York)
one whale of a tale.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
the end to this two-hour story is a shocker
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L.A.
Times
do yourself a favor and tune in
HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
an energy that can't be denied
HOLLYWOOD REPORTER EXCLUSIVE
What happened when the makers of an acclaimed wrestling documentary got slammed
in a high-stakes cable grudge match?
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WALL
STREET JOURNAL
truly a knockout film.
St. Paul Tribune
terrific
Chicago Tribune
astonishingly compelling
Toronto Star review
. . . a finely crafted, feature-quality entertainment, at once character
study, action movie, sports thriller and romance.
Ottawa Citizen
a tale as bizarre as Kafka and as tragic as Shakespeare.
Calgary Sun
. . . humanizing
Canadian
Press
. . . an insightful look at Hart and his world
Vancouver Province
Frankly, there's not a dull
moment in the 93 grueling minutes of film.
Globe & Mail Review
. . . superb documentary
Boston Herald
As gripping a documentary as you'll see.
EYE
Magazine
. . . one of the most riveting and highly acclaimed Canadian films in years.
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Peter
Plagens (Newsweek Art Critic)
. . . one of the best films of 1998.
Renshaw
Report
. . . a brilliant, riveting, touching and funny biographical study.
Renshaw
Top Ten List
The year's best documentary.
London
Sunday Times
. . . extraordinary
The Baton Rouge Advocate
a lively and literate exploration
The
Independent (London)
. . . enthralling
The
Tennessean
a wonderful film, full of suspense, dramatic tension and a strange kind
of melancholy
an improbably enthralling portrait