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Go Tigers!
  • Studio: Docurama
  • Release Date: Sep 21, 2001
Metascore
69 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
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  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    100
    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.
  2. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Kevin Maynard
    80
    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.
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  3. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Tim Sanger
    80
    Sports fans will go nuts over it, as will anyone who appreciates the fine cinematic storytelling on display in the film.
  4. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kenneth Turan
    80
    Energetic and absorbing documentary.
  5. Variety
    Reviewed by: Joe Leydon
    80
    Arguably the best sports-oriented documentary since "Hoop Dreams."
  6. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    75
    A documentary about a town of 33,000 so consumed by football it makes South Bend and Green Bay look distracted.
  7. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Robert K. Elder
    75
    A superbly crafted piece of humanistic cinema.
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  8. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    75
    A nifty piece of entertainment that says a lot about American society.
  9. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    70
    The funny and touching result is worth cheering for.
  10. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    70
    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.
  11. New Times (L.A.)
    Reviewed by: Luke Y. Thompson
    70
    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.
  12. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Mark Olsen
    60
    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.
  13. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Mark Holcomb
    60
    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.
  14. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jami Bernard
    50
    The movie clearly portrays how the glory and salvation of being a team hero is ephemeral.
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  15. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Steve Simels
    50
    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.
  16. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Lisa Alspector
    50
    Takes too long to get its themes and characters out on the field.
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