Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
FilmRise | Release Date: November 13, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
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Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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Village VoiceSam WeisbergNov 10, 2015
If Gabriel Clarke and John McKenna's exhilarating documentary, Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans, were merely a testament to McQueen's stubbornness and irascibility, it would still be a damned entertaining portrait. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyNov 18, 2015
Engrossingly intimate documentary. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoNov 13, 2015
“Le Mans” may not be the film for which McQueen is best-remembered, but the documentary makes a convincing case that it was formative in his life and career, impacting the way he saw family, cinema and the thin line between life and death. Read full review
70
VarietyJoe LeydonNov 16, 2015
Ultimately, Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans comes across as a portrait of the artist as a spoiled jerk, albeit a jerk whose charisma cannot be denied, and whose artistic ambitions elicit grudging admiration. Read full review
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Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiNov 12, 2015
The documentary, far from a glorified making-of featurette, is fittingly cinematic, with spectacularly wide establishing shots and studio-portrait-like testimonials. Read full review
60
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerNov 12, 2015
It doesn’t really succeed in conveying McQueen’s great passion for auto racing. In truth, it mostly makes him seem like a jerk — but cinephiles might enjoy it as a case study of moviemaking gone wrong. Read full review
60
Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganOct 1, 2015
John McKenna and Gabriel Clarke have been assiduous in tracking down the participants and their descendants, and deserve recognition for the effort they have put in to raising Le Mans for a new generation of fast car enthusiasts and Hollywood buffs. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineClayton DillardNov 9, 2015
The film forsakes all ambiguity regarding McQueen's psychology by stubbornly defining him as a determined, charismatic womanizer. Read full review
40
EmpireAngie ErrigoNov 16, 2015
One comes out of this fragmentary documentary about the King Of Cool’s passion for motor racing liking him much less than one did going in. Read full review
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