Rank
IFC First Take | Release Date: June 28, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
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Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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80
Village VoiceMark Holcomb
Eschewing the jock-like aversion to "artiness" inherent in most sports docs, John Hyams's contemplative snapshot of professional bull riding, Rank, ups the ante for the form. Read full review
75
New York PostKyle Smith
At the Professional Bull Riders championships, a rough animal is called "rank." In this skillful documentary, you can almost hear the cracking bones as brave and/or stupid riders attempt to stay on these snorting 2,000-pound monsters for eight seconds. Read full review
70
The New York TimesStephen Holden
As thorough an examination of the sport as you could hope to squeeze into 90 taut, well-organized minutes. Read full review
63
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
It's hard to tell whether Hyams' subjects are exceptionally nice guys or whether there's an excess of decency on the PBR circuit, but if even one were more conspicuously flawed, the film might be more compelling. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
Both in terms of the activities and characters depicted, Rank doesn't truly manage to sustain interest for the course of its feature-length running time. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
That final night of competition is exciting stuff, capped by a heroic victory ride, but this is otherwise a plodding feature about decent young people in a rough-and-tumble sport that makes you wonder how many IQ points they have being bucked around inside their heads. Read full review
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