
An in-depth portrait of football legend and action movie star Jim Brown, including discussions about his childhood, his unequaled football career, his success in Hollywood, and his brushes with the law in his later years.... (Full plot summary below)
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An in-depth portrait of football legend and action movie star Jim Brown, including discussions about his childhood, his unequaled football career, his success in Hollywood, and his brushes with the law in his later years.
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| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanFrom what we can tell, Brown was a dancer, all right, in life as well as on the field -- a dancer with a powerful forearm, one that Lee covers in protective padding. |
| CitysearchJustin HartungA well-rounded tribute to a man whose achievements -- and complexities -- reached far beyond the end zone. |
| TheWorldJournal.comFrank OchiengWhat Lee does so marvelously compelling is present Brown as a catalyst for the struggle of black manhood in restrictive and chaotic America...sketchy but nevertheless gripping portrait of Jim Brown, a celebrated wonder in the spotlight |
| Reel Times: Reflections on CinemaMark PfeifferTreating the [controversial] incidents with kid gloves allows Jim Brown: All-American to fit into the encomium template, but a more forthright approach is demanded. |
| NewsdayGene SeymourOnly an epic documentary could get it all down, and Spike Lee's Jim Brown: All American at long last gives its subject a movie worthy of his talents. |
| The A.V. ClubNathan RabinBrown sounds guarded throughout, and as a result, Jim Brown: All-American provides a curiously remote portrait that's often compelling, but seems to conceal as much as it reveals. |
| New York Daily NewsJack MathewsWe never really learn what Lee thinks of this man, other than that he is worth every second of a 130-minute documentary. |
| The New York TimesStephen HoldenAt its most provocative, the movie explores the masculine mystique and the myth of the black stud. |
| Film Journal InternationalDaniel EaganOnce the sports and film clips run out, Lee doesn't have much more to work with than talking heads, and they aren't enough to keep anyone but diehard sports fans interested. |
| TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThough overall an overwhelmingly positive portrayal, the film doesn't ignore the more problematic aspects of Brown's life. |