Quick Movie Reviews
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2.5/4
Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 05/28/2019
An insufferably slow movie about fast people, "Chariots of Fire" collapses under its heavy-handed religious themes, baggy plot, and characters who never come to life.
Rating of
2.5/4
Yojimbo - wrote on 07/12/2012
A hybrid between the usual "inspiring" and of course totally predictable sports movies, and period jolly hockey sticks public school boy ripping yarn. Memorable mainly for Vangelis' score, this is a reasonably efficient exercise in audience manipulation.
Rating of
4/4
mitchellyoung - wrote on 12/10/2011
One of my all-time favorite sports films. This is a film that it is impossible not to cheer at - a portrait of an athlete that transcends the sports and focuses, instead, on the human relationships surrounding the Olympic event. Of course, the triumphant final moments rank up there, for me, with films like Rocky and Hoosiers in showing exciting final sporting sequences. The theme, of course, is inimitable and perfectly fits the tone of the film.
Rating of
2/4
PsychoKing1227 - wrote on 05/02/2010
As a classic movie, I'm not sure, aside from the soundtrack, why this film was garnered with such zeal by critics and audiences. Perhaps due to the difference of times, but I was quite bored with this film, and not even slightly impressed by the performances of these young men. I will say that the soundtrack is classic in the fact that it gained such widespread fame, but not that it was amazing by any stretch of the imagination.
Rating of
4/4
phantom - wrote on 05/04/2009
great inspirational movie. with an Oscar winning sound track.
Rating of
2.5/4
Alex - wrote on 03/17/2007
Not as bad as I was told, this movie is was a pleasant surprise. Although the music is blatantly obvious, there are some other good parts to the movie. P.S. I did fall asleep though - so it could be better?
