Steroids as demonized innocents is a tough pill to swallow, and while Bell isn't out to build a clear case, he succeeds in muddying the waters.
Comment
05/29/08
Rate this Movie 
Bigger, Stronger, Faster* (2008)
96
%
Tomatometer
How does the Tomatometer work
Reviews Counted:73
Fresh:70
Rotten:3
Average Rating:7.6/10
Consensus: Bigger, Stronger, Faster* is a fascinating, informative, entertaining and especially introspective account of the American 'enhancement' culture.
Get This Movie
Reviews for Bigger, Stronger, Faster*
By the end of [this] enlightening and infuriating documentary, the culture of winning has been decisively dissected and what is exposed isn't very pretty, but it is undeniably honest.
06/05/08
But in the end I think Bell is not so much pro-steroids but rather eager to open up a debate about the drug. He doesn't pretend to have answers but he's full of questions.
06/14/08
...if anyone wants to have a serious discussion about the entire supplement situation, this excellent film is a good place to start.
06/13/08
In arguing that drugs are the symptom, not the cause, Bell raises the steroid debate to a whole new level.
06/06/08
A foreboding look at our conception of the human being: as a mechanism that can be sculpted, doped, enhanced, and perfected because, well, because we all want to be powerful and attractive.
05/30/08
This young, talented filmmaker has as much muscle as he has heart and brains.
06/05/08
Bell isn't much of a camera presence, and he's an even worse journalist, but his ambitions for this documentary are commendable and, at times, incredibly eye-opening.
05/29/08
It's a fascinating and unexpectedly profound and melancholy meditation on what we have become as a country and on the misguided obsessions that made us this way.
05/30/08
Top CriticThe same lack of personal distance that keeps Bell from scoring cheap shots against the anti-steroid hysterics is the same connection that powers the film's emotional take on America's cult of winning.
05/28/08
It transcends its subject matter to ask provocative, disturbing questions.
06/06/08
Bigger, Stronger, Faster* tackles the steroids debate in ways audiences won't see coming.
06/08/08
As intelligent, earnest, and challenging film that is only partly about steroids, and mostly about the culture that makes them go.
05/31/08
It'll shake up your beliefs not just about steroids but about competition, hypocrisy, body obsession and American notions of masculinity.
06/09/08
Top CriticA matter-of-fact funny and clever in-depth look at steroid use in modern-day America.
11/24/08
Like a cross between Super Size Me and Capturing the Friedmans, this is easily one of the best documentaries of the year.
05/29/08
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Morgan Spurlock should be thrilled about the new documentary "Bigger, Stronger, Faster*."
05/30/08
Activism lives on: Bigger, Stronger, Faster, Chris Bell’s smartly assembled documentary about the great American steroid controversy, takes on the subject as though counteracting the blacklist.
05/28/08
A wise, engaging, and astoundingly comprehensive look at the steroid 'controversy.'
05/29/08
Subverts expectations by being not only complex but surprisingly engaging even as it raises serious questions.
06/06/08
Latest News for Bigger, Stronger, Faster*
June 19, 2008:
Moviegoers Tuning Out Documentaries in '08 
The high-profile successes of films like An Inconvenient Truth and March of the Penguins notwithstanding, documentaries have been playing to increasingly empty theaters recently... More...
May 29, 2008:
Critical Consensus: Sex and the City Will Please Fans
This week at the movies, we've got love and commerce (Sex and the City: The Movie, starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall) and romantic getaways gone wrong (The... More...
May 11, 2008:
Trailer & Poster review
More...
RT On Current TV
What’s Hot On RT
Fresh Links
Featured
Best Dozen of the Decade
Last week, MSN gave us their top 09 films. Now see what their favorites of the decade are!
Top 50 of 2009
Here's a list of the 50 best movies of 2009, according to the good people over at Moviefone.
Santa's Naughty List
Hollywood.com takes a stab at determining who in movies will be on Santa's naughty list in 2009.
Top 10 Movies of 2009
TIME chimes in with their own list of the best films released this year.
Top 20 of the Decade
Click through to see which movies BuzzSugar placed in their Best-of-Decade list!
Promos
Follow RT on Twitter
Get the latest Tomatometer updates on upcoming movies!
RSS Feeds