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Crazy Legs Conti: Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating
Metascore
58 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Scott Tobias
    70
    Within its limited scope, the film celebrates Conti's peculiar dreams and earnest intensity without dipping into condescension.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Robert Koehler
    70
    This amusingly light (but oh-so-gut-busting) reverie on one man's titanic efforts to rise to the top ranks in the very unofficial sport of competitive scarfing goes down quickly as a good example of documaking on freakish behavior and freakier subcultures.
  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Ben Kenigsberg
    60
    Lighthearted foray into the world of competitive eating.
  4. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Dana Stevens
    60
    A slight, amusing documentary.
  5. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Russell Scott Smith
    50
    There's a story here, but the film doesn't tell it.
  6. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    50
    Slight, genial documentary portrait of a man and his dream.
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