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Bigger, Stronger, Faster* (2008)
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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.
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Reviews for Bigger, Stronger, Faster*
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It raises big, intriguing questions that rarely, if ever, come up in the hubbub about steroid use in professional athletics, particularly Major League Baseball. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
Chris Bell's very personal documentary, tracking how steroid use influenced his body building family's game, health and interpersonal relationships, is neither an apology nor a hard-lined expose about doping. Full Review |
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 2/4 |
If steroids were outlawed, only outlaws would have steroids Full Review |
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A |
This is one of the best documentary films of 2008, along with 'Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father.' Full Review |
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57/100 |
Though somewhat repetitive and clunky, Chris Bell's Bigger Stronger Faster deserves credit for presenting a fairly evenhanded examination of steroids & their threat to the integrity of the country's sports industry. Full Review |
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B |
A matter-of-fact funny and clever in-depth look at steroid use in modern-day America. Full Review |
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7/10 |
A wide-ranging look at the use of performance-enhancing drugs in America Full Review |
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4/5 |
Pessoal como Moore (incluindo um momento Roger and Me com Schwarzenegger) e auto-referencial como Spurlock (mas mais honesto), Bell cria um filme que levanta questões realmente relevantes sobre a caça às bruxas relativa ao uso de esteróides.
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3.5/4 |
Like many of the best documentaries, [it] doesn't take us exactly where we expect to go. Full Review |
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Bell's film is in need of an unbiased editor, but his conclusion that the use of steroids is rooted in a poisonous American belief that bigger is inherently better and second best is just first among losers is compelling. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Giving his film real emotional kick are the personal stories of Mad Dog and Stinky, two average guys chasing a media-fed dream that will only result in disappointment. Full Review |
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4/5 |
An an insider, Bell's work here is comprehensive to the point of over-saturation, but it's all so alien and interesting that it doesn't bog down. Full Review |
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3/5 |
It may or may not change your opinion of how we should treat steroids in America, but it will at least give you greater sympathy for people who use them. Full Review |
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4/5 |
A thoughtful, informative and thoroughly entertaining examination of the role of performance-enhancing drugs in modern life. Full Review |
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The fault is not in our steroids, but in ourselves. Full Review |
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2/5 |
...goes from poignant to amusing to tiresome... Full Review |
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A- |
The unique point of view -- from a guy who used to take steroids and has two brothers who still do -- is the reason to see this. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
Bell makes some good points about the dark side of the American dream, but much of his argument about steroids is muddled. Full Review |
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3/4 |
It's an interesting story and is well-told for the most part. Full Review |
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A lively and incisive look into the nation's growing preoccupation with pumped-up superlatives. Full Review |
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