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Big River Man offers uniquely absorbing insight into a larger-than-life eccentric.
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Strel is one strange duck, and you can only wonder that Werner Herzog, with his fondness for captivating weirdos, didn't get to him first. May 27, 2010 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Strel is one strange duck, and you can only wonder that Werner Herzog, with his fondness for captivating weirdos, didn't get to him first.
Walter V. Addiego
An odd and irresistible documentary about Slovenian strongman Martin Strel and his quest, at 52, to be the first man to swim 5,268 kilometres of the Amazon River. December 18, 2009 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
An odd and irresistible documentary about Slovenian strongman Martin Strel and his quest, at 52, to be the first man to swim 5,268 kilometres of the Amazon River.
Liam Lacey
As his attention to detail and beauty shots prove, Mr. Maringouin has a terrific eye: he brings you close to Mr. Strel, sometimes within panting distance, without forgetting the larger, lovelier world. December 4, 2009 | Rating: 4/5
As his attention to detail and beauty shots prove, Mr. Maringouin has a terrific eye: he brings you close to Mr. Strel, sometimes within panting distance, without forgetting the larger, lovelier world.
Manohla Dargis
The real drama lies in the sweetly twisted symbiosis between this likable, infuriating wreck of a man and his devoted son and publicist. December 2, 2009 | Full Review…
The real drama lies in the sweetly twisted symbiosis between this likable, infuriating wreck of a man and his devoted son and publicist.
Ella Taylor
A nonfiction Fitzcarraldo. December 2, 2009 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
A nonfiction Fitzcarraldo.
David Fear
If Werner Herzog had made 'Borat', the results might have been something like this documentary about the unusual athletic overachiever Martin Strel. September 4, 2009 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
If Werner Herzog had made 'Borat', the results might have been something like this documentary about the unusual athletic overachiever Martin Strel.
Ben Walters
As a piece of entertainment, and as a tribute to the achievements of this extraordinary individual, it's a riot. October 25, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
As a piece of entertainment, and as a tribute to the achievements of this extraordinary individual, it's a riot.
Nikki Baughan
It's clear almost instantly that Strel's life is, despite the breadth of his various accomplishments, simply not interesting enough to warrant a full-length feature... July 22, 2011 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…
It's clear almost instantly that Strel's life is, despite the breadth of his various accomplishments, simply not interesting enough to warrant a full-length feature...
David Nusair
Slovenia's 'fish man' pushes himself to the limit- and beyond. December 29, 2010 | Rating: 4.0 | Full Review…
Slovenia's 'fish man' pushes himself to the limit- and beyond.
Don Groves
Gripes aside, I do think Big River Man is an exemplary film, and possibly a top contender for the documentary of the year. May 27, 2010 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
Gripes aside, I do think Big River Man is an exemplary film, and possibly a top contender for the documentary of the year.
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Big River Man is strange and wonderful and quite an experience at the cinema. December 18, 2009 | Rating: 3/5
Big River Man is strange and wonderful and quite an experience at the cinema.
Liz Braun
Whether you understand Borut's patchy storytelling to be artful or actually bewildered, the film goes along for the ride. December 4, 2009 | Full Review…
Whether you understand Borut's patchy storytelling to be artful or actually bewildered, the film goes along for the ride.
Cynthia Fuchs
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