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Insightful and swiftly paced, Being Evel is an entertaining, well-crafted overview of an unforgettable character.
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There was a real darkness there - behind the American flags and the fringed jackets and the fireworks - and Being Evel, to its credit, isn't afraid to face it. Aug 22, 2015 | Full Review…
There was a real darkness there - behind the American flags and the fringed jackets and the fireworks - and Being Evel, to its credit, isn't afraid to face it.
Bilge Ebiri
It doesn't illuminate the guy's character beyond what's obvious. Nor does it bestow much depth upon Knievel. Aug 21, 2015 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
It doesn't illuminate the guy's character beyond what's obvious. Nor does it bestow much depth upon Knievel.
Glenn Kenny
"Being Evel" treads a fine line, making it clear that its subject was a heroic symbol of his times and a clear sports innovator while also acknowledging - and there's no getting around this - that the guy was a huge jerk. Aug 21, 2015 | Rating: B | Full Review…
"Being Evel" treads a fine line, making it clear that its subject was a heroic symbol of his times and a clear sports innovator while also acknowledging - and there's no getting around this - that the guy was a huge jerk.
Tom Long
A savvy documentary that gives the granddaddy of extreme sports his due while gauging the national climate that welcomed his shrewdly timed arrival. Aug 20, 2015 | Full Review…
A savvy documentary that gives the granddaddy of extreme sports his due while gauging the national climate that welcomed his shrewdly timed arrival.
Michael Rechtshaffen
Even if Daniel Junge's documentary falls a bit short of its goal, it deserves points for trying. Aug 20, 2015 | Full Review…
Even if Daniel Junge's documentary falls a bit short of its goal, it deserves points for trying.
Geoff Berkshire
"Being Evel" largely nails his story. Aug 20, 2015 | Full Review…
"Being Evel" largely nails his story.
Andy Webster
Being Evel is the portrait of a man who built himself up into an American Hero by sheer ambition. Mar 2, 2019 | Full Review…
Being Evel is the portrait of a man who built himself up into an American Hero by sheer ambition.
Amie Simon
With all the great original footage available, the documentary doesn't take any chances, relying on a talking head format that doesn't make the stunts any less thrilling but also doesn't sustain much tension. Aug 28, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
With all the great original footage available, the documentary doesn't take any chances, relying on a talking head format that doesn't make the stunts any less thrilling but also doesn't sustain much tension.
Pat Padua
Junge assembled some spectacularly dramatic and telling footage that evokes an era that is no so long ago, but feels so very far away. May 22, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Junge assembled some spectacularly dramatic and telling footage that evokes an era that is no so long ago, but feels so very far away.
Joe Bendel
Directed by Daniel Junge and produced by stunt star and actor Johnny Knoxville, who also acts as a narrator and host (also a producer) this isn't just a documentary, it is a tribute, even though it doesn't shy away from showing Evel's dark side. Dec 26, 2015 | Rating: B | Full Review…
Directed by Daniel Junge and produced by stunt star and actor Johnny Knoxville, who also acts as a narrator and host (also a producer) this isn't just a documentary, it is a tribute, even though it doesn't shy away from showing Evel's dark side.
Robert Roten
An entertaining film that's both a revealing profile of the man and a thought-provoking reflection on his broader cultural significance. Sep 3, 2015 | Rating: B | Full Review…
An entertaining film that's both a revealing profile of the man and a thought-provoking reflection on his broader cultural significance.
Frank Swietek
This is very much a warts and all portrait, but in the process it brings us much closer to its subject, feeds a depth of appreciation many fans of those stunt shows will not have felt before. Aug 31, 2015 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
This is very much a warts and all portrait, but in the process it brings us much closer to its subject, feeds a depth of appreciation many fans of those stunt shows will not have felt before.
Jennie Kermode
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