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Go Tigers!
IFC Films
MPAA RATING: R for language and a scene of teen drinking
A rare behind-the-scenes chronicling of a remarkable season for the Massillon Tiger's high school football team, played out in a small town that draws its identity from football. (IFC Films)
| GENRE(S): |
Documentary
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Kenneth A. Carlson
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Kenneth A. Carlson
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: September 24, 2002
Video: September 24, 2002
Theatrical: September 21, 2001
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| RUNNING TIME: |
103 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
100
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
Beautifully edited, Go Tigers! is an enthralling look at the drama that can transpire in the autumn of one small town on any given Friday.

80
Film Threat
Tim Sanger
Sports fans will go nuts over it, as will anyone who appreciates the fine cinematic storytelling on display in the film.

80
Variety
Joe Leydon
Arguably the best sports-oriented documentary since "Hoop Dreams."

80
Mr. Showbiz
Kevin Maynard
The politicizing is intense, but the actual game footage is even more engrossing; Carlson uses both digital video and 16mm film to put us squarely in the midst of the gridiron brouhaha.
80
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
Energetic and absorbing documentary.

75
Chicago Tribune
Robert K. Elder
A superbly crafted piece of humanistic cinema.
75
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
A nifty piece of entertainment that says a lot about American society.

75
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
A documentary about a town of 33,000 so consumed by football it makes South Bend and Green Bay look distracted.

70
New Times (L.A.)
Luke Y. Thompson
If you're a football fan, chances are you won't be bored, and the distraction may be quite welcome. As for everyone else, you may lose interest right around the third quarter.

70
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
The funny and touching result is worth cheering for.

70
The New York Times
Stephen Holden
Never disrespectful. It leaves you liking and even admiring the people of Massillon for their spunk and their passionate commitment to carrying on a hallowed tradition.

60
LA Weekly
Mark Olsen
Among the film's other drawbacks are how conventional it feels in its structure and strategy, often misguidedly going for the epic high-key feel of classic NFL Films on a low-key, DV budget.

60
Village Voice
Mark Holcomb
This sly, sobering doc exposes the grievously fucked-up priorities surrounding the sport in a small town with little else on which to hang its hopes.

50
TV Guide
Steve Simels
The film is at heart a look at a unique slice of Americana, particularly an opening montage in which we realize that football here is a cradle-to-the-grave proposition -- literally.

50
New York Daily News
Jami Bernard
The movie clearly portrays how the glory and salvation of being a team hero is ephemeral.
50
Chicago Reader
Lisa Alspector
Takes too long to get its themes and characters out on the field.


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