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  • Summary: The subject of legendary documentarian Frederick Wiseman’s hypnotic new film is an Austin, TX institution: Lord’s Gym, which was founded 16 years ago by professional boxer Richard Lord. People of all ages, races, ethnicities and social classes come to Lord’s: doctors, lawyers, judges, businessmen and kids all learn to spar alongside fellow amateurs and trained professionals. Wiseman depicts the gym as a uniquely American melting pot, a place where people meet to talk and train, and shows us that all the world’s a ring. (Zipporah Films) … Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    Nov 27, 2010
    100
    A riveting and unexpectedly inspiring essay on the peace that comes from shared physical and mental concentration.
  2. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: Keith Uhlich
    Oct 21, 2010
    100
    Indeed, you leave the film feeling like Wiseman has given you a glimpse of one of those ephemeral ports in a storm to which all of us retreat at times.
  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Joe Neumaier
    Oct 22, 2010
    60
    Wiseman films it all without comment, letting the rhythm of the place tell the story.

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