
Shirley Muldowney is determined to be a top-fuel drag racer, although no woman has ever raced them before. Despite the high risks of this kind of racing and the burden it places on her family life, she perseveres in her dream.... (Full plot summary below)
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Shirley Muldowney is determined to be a top-fuel drag racer, although no woman has ever raced them before. Despite the high risks of this kind of racing and the burden it places on her family life, she perseveres in her dream.
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| The Associated PressBob ThomasHeart Like A Wheel is a surprisingly fine biopic of Shirley Muldowney, the first professional female race car driver. What could have been a routine good ol' gal success story has been heightened into an emotionally involving, superbly made drama. |
| Hollywood ReporterDuane ByrgeHeart is an often enthralling film of determination, heartbreak and triumph. |
| Los Angeles TimesJon MatsumotoA film of great human drama and emotion, Heart Like a Wheel never fails to inspire. |
| NewsweekDavid AnsenHeart is an often enthralling film of determination, heartbreak and triumph. |
| The New York TimesJanet MaslinIts story is unusual, but it's told in a style that is immediate and understandable, and that never opts for heroism at the expense of authenticity. |
| The New YorkerPauline KaelThe film is marred by a lackluster narrative, failing to inspire or move us in any way, but there's no denying Bedelia's beautifully nuanced performance. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyThis charming movie further expanded the roles allotted to women, chronicling the career of Muldowney (splendidly played by Bonnie Badelia), the only race driver (male or female) to have won three times the National Hot Rod Association World Championship |
| Washington PostGary ArnoldHeart Like a Wheel goes a little spongy by failing to let the protagonist force enough of the action... A charismatic leading performance remains this film's tantalizing intangible - it might have put a good movie over the top emotionally. |
| MovieCrypt.comKevin A. Ranson... and there STILL ain't many girls in NASCAR. |
| FulvueDrive-in.comChuck O'LearyA solid entry in the overcoming-great-odds-to-become-a-champion biopic. |