| Reviewer |
Rating |
Review |
| Bryan Lienesch | 81 | - Pretty good, but, quite frankly, just doesn't do a guy like Jesse Owens justice.
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| Le Anne of Tinsel And Tine | 80 | - Part of my high score is based on support of the subject matter. I agree, Director Stephen Hopkins and writers Joe Shrapnel & Anna Waterhouse give us some standard biopic type moments at the beginning of the movie. However, when we get to the Olympic Games, this is where the movie really takes off and soars! Barnaby Metschurat is chilling as Joseph Goebbels, there's even a subtle sound like an off-key tuning fork that accompanies his presence. The foreboding and knowledge of the evil upon Germany during this time shortly before the war, hangs heavily in the movie without us having to see much of the 3rd Reich in action.
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| Sober Film Critic James Brown | 80 | - He simply delivers a rousing sports drama while elegantly tackling the social themes of the era — namely Aryan supremacy, anti-Semitism, and Jim Crow. It's really a job well done by Hopkins at a time when less than stellar movies typically arrive at the box office.
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| SaJaK | 75 | |
| David Baruffi | 70 | (full review) |
| Gorgon Reviews | 61 | (full review) |
| Citizen Charlie | 61 | (full review) |
| Lisa Marie Bowman | 60 | - Though the film tries to take on a bit too much, it's redeemed by Stephan James's performance as Jesse Owens.
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| Dan O'Neill | 50 | (full review) |
