I Am Bolt

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Movie Info

The career and the legacy of Jamaican runner Usain Bolt.

Rating:

PG (Mild Thematic Elements|Language)
Genre:

documentary
Original Language:

English
Director:

Benjamin Turner, Gabe Turner
Producer:

Leo Pearlman
Release Date (Streaming):

Nov 29, 2016
Runtime:

1h 47m
Production Co:

Fulwell 73

Cast & Crew

Usain Bolt
Self

Pelé
Self

Neymar
Self

Serena Williams
Self

Asafa Powell
Self

Sebastian Coe
Self

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Critic Reviews for I Am Bolt

All Critics (13) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (11) | Rotten (2)

Bolt's golden era may be too recent and the sponsors too dominant for any real warts to be included, but his charm and sheer physical wonder make this a compelling watch regardless.

December 8, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Andrew Lowry
Empire Magazine
I Am Bolt teaches you nothing at all other than that he's a nice guy, and possibly the greatest track athlete of all time.

November 29, 2016 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Kevin Maher
Times (UK)
If Bolt's talent continues to defy all explanation, the Turner brothers bring us close enough to it to witness bugs swarming over nerveless knuckles on the start line.

November 24, 2016 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Mike McCahill
Guardian
At times, I Am Bolt makes for very rousing viewing. However, there is a dispiriting sense here that the filmmakers don't have full control of their own movie.

November 23, 2016 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Geoffrey Macnab
Independent (UK)
A thrilling and warm documentary of a young man whose name is already in the history books.

November 23, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Aramide Tinubu
Hollywood.com
Almost as engaging as the man himself.

November 21, 2016 | Full Review…

Justin Lowe
Hollywood Reporter
What saves the film from being a mere commercial for Bolt's global entourage to enjoy are the tiny moments of unguarded intimacy: the snap of a coach at his laziness, or the sight of Bolt wheeling about in an empty hotel room looking out of sorts.

August 15, 2017 | Full Review…

Jason Gorber
POV Magazine
Winning docu celebrates world's fastest man; mild cursing.

January 3, 2017 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Renee Schonfeld
Common Sense Media
The trade-off for this access is a reverential attitude and no in-depth questions. It's a deal I found easy to accept, given the film's endearing footage of Bolt at work and play.

December 17, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Edward Porter
Sunday Times (UK)
It's not the most probing doco, but the man himself, mobbed wherever he goes, emerges as a genuinely charismatic, likeable individual.

December 1, 2016 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Tom Dawson
Total Film
This energetic documentary takes an adoring look at Olympic sprinting champion Usain Bolt.

November 28, 2016 | Full Review…

Shirley Sealy
Film Journal International
Could there, God forbid, be some scandal or mess in the wings; anything that might complicate our sense of a peerless athlete with the world at his feet? If so, we aren't shown it.

November 27, 2016 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Xan Brooks
Observer (UK)

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