Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
9 |
...works like many great documentaries to transcend its subject and consider the human condition. |
Chicago Tribune
Robert K. Elder |
8 |
At times funny, heart-wrenching and delightfully profane, Murderball ranks in excellence with sports documentaries such as Hoop Dreams and When We Were Kings. |
E!
|
10 |
...maybe the best sports documentary since Hoop Dreams. |
filmcritic.com
David Thomas |
9 |
...fascinating... |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
8 |
...fast-moving, psychologically savvy... |
TV Guide
Ken Fox |
7 |
...filled with humor, compassion and cajones... |
Reel
Pam Grady |
7 |
Mostly, Murderball is a rush. |
Slant Magazine
Ed Gonzalez |
6 |
...smooth to a fault: It knows how to cover its bases, but its tidy structure doesn't exactly gel with the rough-and-tumble nature of the sport at its center. |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
8 |
It's original, outrageous and murderous fun. |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
10 |
...rousing... |
New York Times
Stephen Holden |
8 |
...gripping... |
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Crust |
8 |
...raucous and bold... |
People
Leah Rozen |
8 |
Entertaining and inspirational... |
LA Weekly
Scott Foundas |
9 |
...a great sports drama first and a heart-wrenching triumph-over-adversity weepie almost never. |
Village Voice
Mark Holcomb |
8 |
...what keeps Murderball from devolving into redemptive drivel is its insistence on treating the players it profiles as jocks first and disabled men second. |
Onion AV Club
Tasha Robinson |
8 |
...maintains a mildly exploitative bent throughout, but Shapiro and Rubin balance it perfectly by looking past both the disabilities and the tough-jock exteriors to find the humanity beneath. |
Maxim
|
8 |
...totally riveting... |
Premiere
Peter Debruge |
8 |
Leave the Kleenex at home. |
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt |
9 |
...a lively, life-affirming documentary no viewer is likely to forget. |
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