Fresh
This is top-notch filmmaking in terms of its technique and its humane spirit.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Overview
The Crash Reel tells the story of a sport and the risks that athletes face in reaching the pinnacle of their profession. This is Kevin Pearce’s story, a celebrated snowboarder who sustained a brain injury in a trick gone wrong and who now aims, against all the odds, to get back on the snow.
Director and cast
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96%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Few documentaries manage to show character arcs as full as the one Walker captures here.
Ian Buckwalter, NPR
Fresh
The hook of The Crash Reel is that it's about the rivalry between two famous American snowboarders, but in reality, Lucy Walker's slickly produced documentary is about one man's ongoing battle with himself -- on and off the slopes.
Adam Nayman, Globe and Mail
Fresh
Ms. Walker doesn't go too deeply into the questions all this raises, but at least she broaches them. Are the sponsors of these athletes promoting recklessness by encouraging stars to push the limits?
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times
Fresh
Much more than a sports film, Lucy Walker's Oscar-shortlisted The Crash Reel is a thrilling, inspiring, yet cautionary tale about extreme sports that never trades on sentiment.
Linda Barnard, Toronto Star
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