
The film follows the life of famous 1970s runner Steve Prefontaine from his youth days in Oregon to the University of Oregon where he worked with the legendary coach Bill Bowerman, later to Olympics in Munich and his early death at 24 in a car crash.... (Full plot summary below)
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The film follows the life of famous 1970s runner Steve Prefontaine from his youth days in Oregon to the University of Oregon where he worked with the legendary coach Bill Bowerman, later to Olympics in Munich and his early death at 24 in a car crash.
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| Houston ChronicleLouis B. ParksWithout Limits wins as a sports film precisely because it's not really about sports or a great victory. |
| TheMovieReport.comMichael DequinaA couple of sterling lead performances by Billy Crudup and Donald Sutherland. |
| Urban CinefileUrban Cinefile CriticsIf you are, like me, a reluctant consumer of sporting films, you are in a for a terrific surprise. |
| Old School ReviewsJohn A. Nesbitintelligent character study of a mythologized athlete |
| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittTowne especially excels at the smaller touches that bring such connections to life, whether it's an ear for pop music or a clear familiarity with college girls, circa 1970, or the group of bonsai trees that presumably occupy Bowerman when he isn't measuring feet and molding rubber. His proudly unconventional Without Limits is filled with such souvenirs of the real world. |
| Globe and MailRick GroenWithout Limits is an admirable departure from the norm, but its greatest strength doubles as an undermining weakness. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenA sturdy, hero-worshipping picture that underplays the boasting which made Pre less sympathetic in last year's version by Hollywood Pictures. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliAn effective character study of a figure who has attained an almost-mythical status among track-and-field followers. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatOffers plenty of interesting insights into the beauty, the poetry, the drama, and the science of athletic competition. |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversTowne defines Pre not by the freak car accident that killed him but by his willful need to keep on pushing. It’s Pre’s defiant spirit that makes Without Limits something worth cheering. |