The Last Gladiators

Name: The Last Gladiators
Genre: Documentary
Released: February 1, 2013
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 61

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Phase 4 Films | Release Date: February 1, 2013 | R

Summary: Through interviews with hockey’s toughest players, director Alex Gibney explores the career of Chris "Knuckles" Nilan and what it means to be an enforcer in the National Hockey League.

Director: Alex Gibney

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: R

Runtime: 94 min

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Nick Schager

Feb 6, 2013

Blending archival footage and new interviews with Nilan, his family, journalists, and fellow combatants, Gibney celebrates hockey's fisticuff traditions while also recognizing how such brutality ultimately takes its greatest toll on those who perpetrate it. Read full review

Nicolas Rapold

Jan 31, 2013

[Mr. Gibney] scales down his approach considerably here, generally for the better, rather than extrapolate a theory of violence and everything. Read full review

Kalvin Henely

Jan 30, 2013

Makes room for tender moments of reflection from a guy who, against impossible odds, still managed some victories, the biggest of which may be that he's still standing. Read full review

Farran Smith Nehme

Jan 31, 2013

When The Last Gladiators treats brawls like greatest-hits clips for more than half the movie, then suggests fighting is behind Nilan's decline, it feels like trying to have it both ways. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

Jan 31, 2013

He tells his story honestly, but with no great sense of self-awareness or insight. Read full review

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Mr_Muumi

Jul 14, 2013

This is an real-life hockey version of "The Wrestler". Nilan's personal story has various parallels with the autobiography by his friend (since deceased) NHL enforcer Bob Probert. The Last Gladiators raises questions on what types of persons are drawn to the role of enforcer and what is theThis is an real-life hockey version of "The Wrestler". Nilan's personal story has various parallels with the autobiography by his friend (since deceased) NHL enforcer Bob Probert. The Last Gladiators raises questions on what types of persons are drawn to the role of enforcer and what is the price they have to pay.… Expand

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