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Summary: if you dont have it, get it
Review: This movie is amazing, I have to watch it before all of my big track and cross country meets. It is very inprational and one of the best movies I have ever seen. If you are a runner this movie inspires you to be even better that you could possibly imagine. If you don't have it, get it. It is worth it.
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Summary: Better than "Without Limits"-A Must See for Runners
Review: Another movie that is a must see for runners of all ability. I would definitely say that I rate "Prefontaine" above "Without Limits." From the makers of "Hoop Dreams," Prefontaine follows in the same footsteps and creates a docudrama that is unforgettable and very watchable-even to those not interested in the sport. The main cast, Jared Leto and R. Lee Ermey as the unforgettable Bill Bowerman, are really quite good for a film of this budget. "Prefontaine" follows Pre's story more closely than "Without Limits" and definitely offers more for runners to sink their teeth into.Admittedly, the film's appeal is probably limited to those who are truly interested or inspired by the sport of running (or know someone who is). But athletes of all sports will enjoy Pre's story of defiance and heart. If you watch one of the two films, I'd see this one.
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Summary: Absolutely Beautiful
Review: I may be only 18 years old, but I am fully aware of how spectuacular and god-like Steve Pre Fontaine was. I only heard of him before I saw this movie. It's wonderfully depicted with a good cast. I got into the races and cried...balled at the end. It is a spectacular historical piece. R.I.P. Pre. And may running rule all.
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Summary: Good premise but poor execution...
Review: I recently caught this on HBO and was dissapointed by what could of been. The story of distance runner Steve seems like it could of been interesting since a character study based on a long distance runner captures on of sports most exciting events. This movie falls into the classic problematic sport movie dichotomy...ok sport scenes and horrible everything else. The races in Munich is the one real exciting scene in the movie. You feel like you are there and the movie does a good job at getting into the little known strategy behind long distance running. The problem with this movie is that it fails everywhere else. The main character is doubly flawed- the actual charater is a problem as is the actor who portrays him. Steve Prefontaine is a self centered prick who is cold and distant. Besides this he is also completely one dimensional and most of the dialogue is cliched and boring. We get no insight into why he is such a great runner and all the non-sport scenes center on his shallow boring relationships or where he is going to proove himself next but nothing about what makes him tick. I quickly grew tired of Pre's continuing attempts to further himself in the sport becuase I cared little for his personal achievements since I didn't care for him. At the end when he turns down the big bucks for his dreams or racing the Finns we are supposed to feel empathy for him when his arch rival cancels, but by this time I was too bored to care. If you want to watch an uniteresting diluded ass for 2 hours than this is the movie for you. The other problem dooming this movie is the poor cast. Jared Leto is a no talent hack who has no buisness attempting a leading role of this magnitude. Again he fails magnificently as his one tone delivery of dialogue is reminiscent of a bad high school theater production. He was awfull in My So Called Life, he stank in Requiem For a Dream and he somehow managed to be even worse in this (although his "performance" in Panic Room might take the cake) He has that "Im not that quite there" look in every movie and it drives me crazy. The rest of the cast is misplaced but tries their best. Amy Locane is underused and their relationship is so underdeveloped that it just takes up time in the movie for no purpose. The great Ed Oneil is misused here in a cliched performance. Lee Emery has parlayed a one role oddity of amazmement (Full Metal Jacket) into a movie career that shouldn't have been. Bottom Line: By the end of this movie I found myself laughing at it out loud- not something you want to be doing with a serious biopic that is trying to take itself seriously. "Go Pre, Go Pre" - gimme a break.
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Summary: Prefontaine -- the better of the two Pre movies
Review: You, Pre, have motivated me to get up at 6a and run. Thank you so very much.
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