Wrestle
Oscilloscope | Release Date: February 22, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
82
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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91
The PlaylistGary GarrisonFeb 22, 2019
The intimacy that Herbert attains with the kids and the respect that she affords them prevents the film from ever seeming exploitative of their lives and hardships and rather gives it a thorough sense of empathy. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranFeb 28, 2019
Just as sports mirror society, so do the best sports films not only take us inside games and those who play them but also provide insight into our world and how it works. “Wrestle,” a superb sports documentary, does exactly that. Read full review
90
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisFeb 21, 2019
Wrestle isn’t slick or impartial, and doesn’t claim to be, yet the movie has a raw honesty that disdains forced uplift. Read full review
80
Film ThreatDante JamesFeb 21, 2019
Wrestle will completely suck you in from beginning to end. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeFeb 19, 2019
The first feature-length doc by Suzannah Herbert, it is smartly focused, offering nothing to distract from the stories it is able to fit within its running time. Read full review
80
VarietyDennis HarveyMay 6, 2018
Suspenseful as the actual matches are, there’s more tension in worrying just how intact these near-adults will make it to the even bigger stakes of post-high-school life, or whether they’ll be hobbled before they even leave the gate. Read full review
75
Movie NationRoger MooreFeb 20, 2019
It’s a revealing film that doesn’t skimp on the pitfalls facing the four young men who are its subjects and the blind spots of the white coach who pushes, inspires and badgers them through a long, grueling season. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineChuck BowenFeb 20, 2019
The documentary shines a piercing light on the sorts of people that our governments would too often rather forget. Read full review
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