Born to Fly
Release Date: September 10, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
78
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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7
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0
Negative:
0
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The PlaylistKatie WalshOct 9, 2014
If there’s any criticism to be levied, it’s just that we wanted to see more dance, which can’t quite be fully captured on film, only in person. Still, capturing Streb’s artistry, inspiration and thought processes behind her work makes it more than worthwhile. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenSep 25, 2014
Dance purists might dismiss Streb's work as circus gymnastics, but a bracing aesthetic is inseparable from the corporal shocks, as is an insistence on challenging accepted constraints. Through Gund's film, a wider audience stands to be not just amazed but provoked. Read full review
80
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisSep 9, 2014
A singularly focused and avant-garde talent, Ms. Streb bends the messy rush of risk to her indomitable will. Read full review
80
VarietyJoe LeydonSep 9, 2014
Born to Fly teasingly suggests that some displays of avant-garde virtuosity could be enjoyed equally by venturesome aesthetes, dance enthusiasts and devotees of World Wrestling Entertainment. Read full review
80
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlSep 9, 2014
There's much in Born to Fly to thrill to, dream with, flinch from: dancers leaping from a great whirling wheel and smacking onto mats far below; dancers ducking and leaping a wickedly spinning I-beam or cinderblock. Read full review
75
New York PostSara StewartSep 10, 2014
Director Catherine Gund most successfully depicts the visceral impact of Streb’s work with her footage of the 2012 Olympics. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeSep 10, 2014
Catherine Gund's Born to Fly works very well as a portrait of a maverick artistic sensibility, even if it will leave some viewers wanting more in terms of performance footage. Read full review
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