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Genre :

Documentary

Release Date :

April 24, 2009 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

Director :

James Toback

Starring :

Mike Tyson

REVIEWS RATE: Critics Readers [Rate It]

“..Very humane portrait of a potentially extremely unlikeable character..”

by Damon Wise [Empire Magazine]

“..surprisingly thoughtful and speaks frankly about his womanizing, alcohol and drug addiction, bouts of mental instability, and criminal activity..”

by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]

“..pure documentary poetry..”

by James Christopher [Times Online]

Review rate : B-

“..provocatively sympathetic, impressionistic documentary portrait..”

by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]

“..powerful and troubling..”

by A.O. Scott [NY Times]

“..one of the best movies of any kind this year..”

by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]

“..Highly recommended..”

by Matthew Turner [ViewLondon]

“..an easy enough film to appreciate, but not an easy film to embrace..”

by Jay Antani [Filmcritic.com]

Review rate : B-

“..a whitewash..”

by Nathan Rabin [Onion AV Club]

“.."Tyson" may make you as woozy as if you'd taken a punch from Iron Mike himself..”

by Kyle Smith [New York Post]

Reviewed by Ray Greene [Boxoffice Magazine]

Reviewed by Andrew Schenker [Slant Magazine]

Reviewed by Peter Bradshaw [The Guardian]

Reviewed by Todd McCarthy [Variety]

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