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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Village VoiceSerena DonadoniVillage VoiceSerena Donadoni[A] lighthearted and immensely entertaining doc.
- 75Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThe film could have used a little context....But “The Race that Eats its Young” is still a fun and quick introduction to a sport that, to most of us, seems so extreme as to invite the sort of eccentrics the filmmakers capture here.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri Linden"The truth is malleable,” an onscreen title declares at the beginning of the film. It’s also somewhat elusive in this saga, which is less an investigation than a spirited tribute. But the combination of humor and grit is always intriguing.
- 70VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyAnnika Iltis and Timothy Kane’s debut feature documentary finds plenty of rooting interest and colorful characters in a competition whose willful perversity brings an inevitable, generous side helping of gallows humor.
- 50Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleAt a certain point, though, the movie runs out of eccentricity capital and becomes just another contest documentary about determined participants — in this case, mostly obsessive young white men — and the well-worn narrative of defeat or accomplishment.