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• ultimately inspiring

  by Jeremy Mathews [Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice ]

• The film has blood and sweat (and laughs) to spare, but not enough tears.

  by Ed Gonzalez [Slant Magazine ]

• the best sports documentary to come along in a long while

  by Aaron West [Movie-Vault ]

• one of the most fascinating and touching documentaries

  by Aaron Ducat [EFilmCritic ]

• more than either a sports movie or one about overcoming disability.

  by Bob Strauss [L.A. Daily News ]

• maybe the best sports documentary since Hoop Dreams

  by [E! Online ]

• is really about the beauty and the passion of living life to the fullest.

  by Mark Zupan [Filethirteen ]

• is one of the best documentaries

  by Shawn Dwyer [Hollywood ]

• is as strong as the subject matter, with an elegant structure

  by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly ]

• as powerful as last year's exquisite "The Sea Inside" and far more satisfying than the overrated "Million Dollar Baby."

  by Sheri Linden [Boxoffice Magazine ]

• as gripping as some of the best sports-themed movies

  by David Nusair [Reel Film Reviews ]

• an honest, irreverent and very human documentary

  by Kevin Canfield [The Journal News ]

• a very good film.

  by Eric Lurio [Greenwich Village Gazette ]

• a terrifically inspiring and entertaining film

  by Eric D. Snider [The Land of Eric ]

• a great film

  by Andrew Casertano [The Cinema Source ]

• a blast and a half -- as entertaining as mainstream American docus get.

  by Robert Koehler [Variety at Sundance 2005 ]
• Reviewed by Edward Douglas [Comingsoon ]
• Reviewed by David Thomas [Filmcritic ]
• Reviewed by Jack Mathews [New York Daily News ]
• Reviewed by Pam Grady [Reel ]
• Reviewed by Daniel Fienberg [Zap2it ]

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