Diego Maradona
Altitude Film Entertainment | Release Date: September 20, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
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100
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleSep 20, 2019
In what’s been a banner year for archival docs that repurpose footage into absorbing, contemplative cinematic experiences (“Amazing Grace,” “Apollo 11,” “They Shall Not Grow Old”), Kapadia reasserts his mastery of the format, especially as a force of perspective from inside and outside a superstar’s orbit. Read full review
91
IndieWireEric KohnMay 20, 2019
You couldn’t ask for a better match between filmmaker and subject. Read full review
83
The Film StageRory O'ConnorMay 25, 2019
Indeed, this is not just a sporting film but, like Amy or Senna, a film about the volatility of fame and genius and what those two things can do to humans. An interest in the game is probably as essential here as an interest in Formula 1 was for Senna. Which is to say: not a lot. Read full review
80
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergSep 19, 2019
It is exhausting and exhilarating, cheap looking and slick, a documentary for Maradona fans but also for many others besides. Read full review
80
The Observer (UK)Mark KermodeJun 18, 2019
I found myself gripped by a universally accessible tale of a divided soul – a figure whose dual personas are embodied in the two names of the film’s title; Diego and Maradona. Read full review
80
CineVueRhys HandleyJun 13, 2019
Ultimately, Diego Maradona is about the corrupting influence of exceptionalism – swept into the game and made financially responsible for his family at 15, the arrested development Maradona suffers is writ large and ultimately leads to his downfall. Read full review
80
Time OutPhil de SemlyenMay 28, 2019
Diego Maradona has the football and the drugs – think Scarface with screamers – but it’s a surprisingly emotional ride too. In the spirit of all good docs, it’ll make you reappraise your feelings about the man and the myths around him. Read full review
80
The GuardianPeter BradshawMay 20, 2019
Kapadia’s film is a gripping account of Maradona’s playing career until the mid-90s, though it is flawed by a lack of new material of the sort he had for his previous film about Amy Winehouse. Read full review
80
Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganMay 20, 2019
Even with an abrupt ending and the sense of unfinished business, Diego Maradona is more satisfying than Kapadia’s previous work. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comNell MinowSep 20, 2019
Kapadia's film shows us that for better or worse, Maradona's loyalty was always to the game, and that, as much as his skill on the field, deserved more loyalty from the fans. Read full review
75
The Associated PressJocelyn NoveckSep 19, 2019
You may know the outlines of the soccer legend’s life, but there’s no way you won’t learn something from Diego Maradona, Asif Kapadia’s absorbing and exhaustive new film. Read full review
75
The PlaylistBradley WarrenMay 20, 2019
Kapadia’s tight focus and compelling viewpoint make “Diego Maradona” a must-see for soccer fans, and certainly a biographical doc of interest to wider audiences. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterStephen DaltonMay 20, 2019
The director's latest rise-and-fall chronicle suffers from a few structural problems that did not bedevil Senna or Amy. Most obviously, the subject is still very much alive, which may explain why this officially endorsed film feels more cautious and compromised than it might have been. Read full review
60
VarietyOwen GleibermanMay 20, 2019
It’s a heady, engrossing, indulgently sprawling profile of a modern athlete in all his glory and contradiction, but it’s also a film that leaves you with more questions than it should. Read full review
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