Bigger, Stronger, Faster* (2008)

4/5

Pessoal como Moore (incluindo um momento Roger and Me com Schwarzenegger) e auto-referencial como Spurlock (mas mais honesto), Bell cria um filme que levanta questões realmente relevantes sobre a caça às bruxas relativa ao uso de esteróides.

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08/25/08

3.5/4

Like many of the best documentaries, [it] doesn't take us exactly where we expect to go.

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08/13/08

N/A

Bell's film is in need of an unbiased editor, but his conclusion that the use of steroids is rooted in a poisonous American belief that bigger is inherently better and second best is just first among losers is compelling.

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08/08/08

3/4

Giving his film real emotional kick are the personal stories of Mad Dog and Stinky, two average guys chasing a media-fed dream that will only result in disappointment.

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07/25/08

4/5

An an insider, Bell's work here is comprehensive to the point of over-saturation, but it's all so alien and interesting that it doesn't bog down.

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07/25/08

3/5

It may or may not change your opinion of how we should treat steroids in America, but it will at least give you greater sympathy for people who use them.

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07/24/08

N/A

The fault is not in our steroids, but in ourselves.

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07/16/08

2/5

...goes from poignant to amusing to tiresome...

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07/04/08

A-

The unique point of view -- from a guy who used to take steroids and has two brothers who still do -- is the reason to see this.

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07/01/08

2.5/4

Bell makes some good points about the dark side of the American dream, but much of his argument about steroids is muddled.

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06/27/08

3/4

It's an interesting story and is well-told for the most part.

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06/26/08

3.5/4

To me, honesty like that is what heroes are made of.

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06/20/08

N/A

[A] charming and eye-opening film.

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06/20/08

3/4

Unexpectedly funny [and] sometimes angry.

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06/20/08

B-

An interesting and eye-opening journey.

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06/19/08

N/A

But in the end I think Bell is not so much pro-steroids but rather eager to open up a debate about the drug. He doesn't pretend to have answers but he's full of questions.

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06/14/08