Life and times of Steve Prefontaine, a young long-distance runner from Oregon who pursued the dream of Olympic gold in Munich and became one of the biggest, yet most tragic sport stars in America.... (Full plot summary below)
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Life and times of Steve Prefontaine, a young long-distance runner from Oregon who pursued the dream of Olympic gold in Munich and became one of the biggest, yet most tragic sport stars in America.
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| San Francisco ChroniclePeter StackUsing documentary-style Super 16 film and staged cutaway interviews with friends and family, James and his photographer and co-producer, Peter Gilbert, fashioned a movie with an affecting, candid look. |
| Filmcritic.comChristopher NullA reasonably good retelling of the life story of Steve Prefontaine. |
| San Francisco ExaminerG. Allen JohnsonBut then, just when it appears the race is lost, Steve James' love for his character and art form kicks in and wins the day, and, though flawed, Prefontaine is an engrossing portrait of a complex figure. |
| Salon.comGary KamiyaEven through Prefontaine's obviousness, we feel its force. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertWhat sets Prefontaine aside from most sports movies is that it's not about winning the big race. It's about the life of a runner. |
| USA TodayMike ClarkThis is filmmaking in a higher-IQ Disney style, frequently verging on terminal sappiness, all heart-quickening-guitar-music, coming-around-the-last-turn, legs-pumping-toward-glory stuff. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsScott RenshawSteve James knows his film-making, whether the subject is fact or fiction. |
| The A.V. ClubMaria SchneiderBut at best, the movie has an air of immediacy, freeing it from the ossified myth-making that plagues many true-life biopics. |
| Austin ChronicleAlison MacorThis successful characterization is definitely a team effort among actor Jared Leto (the brooding Jordan Catalano of television's "My So-Called Life"), writers James and Eugene Corr, cinematographer Peter Gilbert, and musical director Mason Daring. |
| Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorAs the driven competitor who learns to make hubris work for him, Jared Leto gives a complex performance that suggests a deep, intriguing interior to the character even as he maintains a convincing one-dimensional facade. |
