Faster
Slamdance on the Road | Release Date: April 23, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
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4
Mixed:
4
Negative:
1
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90
Film ThreatBrad Slager
The photography alone would make this a worthwhile effort, but the drama that unfolds over the two years on tour is equally involving and framed by the interviews with former champions. Read full review
80
VarietyScott Foundas
An often thrilling, always compelling intro to the sport. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyRon Stringer
An awesome introduction to the sport and the outspoken personalities -- riders, mechanics, engineers, lorry drivers, commentators, fans and girlfriends -- who support it. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust
Neale's cameras and broadcast footage of various races place the audience in a position to experience the participants' need to go faster. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
The straight dope for speed junkies and fans of the art of flinging one’s well-padded frame through the contortions enabled only by disastrously catapulting oneself off a slippery asphalt track at speeds even Dale Earnhardt would have dismissed as lunacy. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeLeighton Klein
In the end, promotion, as good as it may be, doesn't make for a real documentary. Faster is a kind of bone-crushing fun, but there's little drama and certainly no insight. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderReece Pendleton
Those craving more visceral kicks will be gratified by the endless crash sequences, but despite the perverse thrill of seeing guys fly off their motorcycles at 150 miles per hour, the crack-ups wear thin after the first hour. Read full review
50
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
A jargon-filled documentary less interested in culture and history than mechanics, machinery and the rush of speed. Read full review
20
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
A loud, choppily edited and surprisingly unengaging portrait of speed demons. Read full review
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