Manny
Gravitas Ventures | Release Date: January 23, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
35
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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5
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2
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50
RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiJan 23, 2015
Despite having a life story seemingly tailor-made for the big screen, it transforms his potentially fascinating tale into a narrow and borderline fawning hagiography that will no doubt find great favor among his fan base, while inspiring shrugs of indifference from those less invested in his tale. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineClayton DillardJan 19, 2015
An informative, if largely deferent, biographical documentary that tritely explains the ascendancy of Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleJan 22, 2015
As a sizzle reel, Manny feeds off the hype but leaves this man with fascinatingly renaissance tastes and ambitions still naggingly unexplored by the end. Read full review
40
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergJan 22, 2015
The narrative has been fashioned mostly in Mr. Pacquiao’s favor, although there are mentions of overwork, infidelity and gambling. Banal, stentorian narration by Liam Neeson (“Once victory is stolen from you, what are you left with?”) mostly gives the sense that it’s the viewer being carried around the ring. Read full review
40
The DissolveScott TobiasJan 20, 2015
Though co-directed by Leon Gast, who made the exceptional “Rumble In The Jungle” documentary When We Were Kings, Manny stays entirely on the surface of Pacquiao’s life and of a sport that’s rife with dirty dealing and chicanery. Read full review
30
Village VoiceNick SchagerJan 21, 2015
Throughout, the complexities of the charismatic fighter's life are only cursorily referenced so that the celebratory tone may not be marred, with Manny ultimately content to treat its subject with kid gloves. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsJordan HoffmanJan 22, 2015
Only a fool would say it to his face, but eight-time divisional boxing champ Manny (Pacman) Pacquiao has a limp swing as a documentary subject. Read full review
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