Le Mans
National General Pictures | Release Date: June 23, 1971 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
52
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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75
Slant MagazineSimon Abrams
Le Mans needs to be rediscovered so that it can be hopefully embraced as one of star Steve McQueen’s finest hours. Read full review
70
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Marked by some spectacular car-racing footage, Le Mans is a successful attempt to escape the pot-boiler of prior films on same subject. The solution was to establish a documentary mood. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Racing fans should love Le Mans' dazzling documentary-like photography, including actual footage from the 1969 and 1970 races, but those who are more interested in an involving story may be disappointed. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterStaff (Not Credited)
It is an unsatisfying film because we know no more about the people at the end than we did at the beginning, in fact, very little at all. Read full review
40
The New York TimesHoward Thompson
Dramatically, the picture is a bore. And neither the oblique approach to these time-out sequences nor a ripe score by Michel Legrand manages to juice things up. Read full review
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