Without Limits (1998)
Without Limits (1998)
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Critic Consensus: This drama about American track star and hero Steve Prefontaine intelligently looks at the character of this oft mythologized athlete and features a fantastic performance by Donald Sutherland as Prefontaine's trainer.
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Cast
as Steve Prefontaine
as Bill Bowerman
as Mary
as Barbara
as Shorter
as Devine
as Moore
as Dollinger
as Kardong
as Long
as Wilkins
as Peters
as Russ Francis
Critic Reviews for Without Limits
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Whether he would have won at the next Olympics, we'll never know. What we do know is that Towne, a man of ruefully romantic temperament, has found a soulmate in Steve Prefontaine.
With a very good part for a change, Sutherland invests the imposing Bowerman with a host of subtly expressed attitudes toward his most illustrious charge.
he understated cinematography by Conrad Hall and sterling work from Crudup and Sutherland lend a patina of class, yet it's in the end a po-faced film.
Without Limits wins as a sports film precisely because it's not really about sports or a great victory.
Without Limits is an admirable departure from the norm, but its greatest strength doubles as an undermining weakness.
As Pre, Billy Crudup is dynamite -- a magnetic star presence who's unafraid to show how Pre's drive also makes him a bit of a prick.
Audience Reviews for Without Limits
Without Limits is an average sports biopic that features strong performances from Billy Crudup and Donald Sutherland. Not as powerful or captivating as it should have been, but the performances from the leads hold it up. Donald Sutherland is an under appreciated actor in my book. He is one of my favorites and never ceases to amaze me with his performances. It was also cool to see Matthew Lillard in a small role. He too is very under appreciated, although he may have brought some of that upon himself with the Scooby-Doo movies.
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Excellent performances from both Donald Sutherland and Billy Crudup. Good movie...
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