The Other Dream Team
The Film Arcade | Release Date: September 28, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
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San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubOct 11, 2012
It would have been enough for The Other Dream Team to simply pay tribute to the tie-dyed underdogs, but the filmmakers strived for more. Adding detailed historical context, the quirky feel-good story becomes a tragedy and a lesson. And that makes the victories resonate even more. Read full review
83
The PlaylistKevin JagernauthSep 27, 2012
Moving, rousing, funny and at times even haunting. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranSep 27, 2012
A sports film to remember. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterDuane ByrgeSep 24, 2012
Much more than a sports film, The Other Dream Team is a rousing document of how one oppressed country reclaimed its identity and won its freedom in large part through its basketball prowess. Read full review
75
St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsOct 19, 2012
If you root for documentaries with heart, The Other Dream Team is a slam dunk. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeWesley MorrisOct 11, 2012
Clearly, there's a story here. The documentary The Other Dream Team tells it in a smart, lively, if somewhat hectic fashion. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubScott TobiasOct 10, 2012
Markevicius tells this incredible yarn through the significantly less exciting format of an ESPN-style documentary, which gets the job done with minimal flourish. Still, he employs former Lithuanian greats like Arvydas Sabonis and Sarunas Marciulionis to serve as guides to the country's past and present, and the basketball culture that's thrived there under the best and worst of times. Read full review
75
Washington PostStephanie MerryOct 4, 2012
The documentary offers a fascinating and heartfelt examination of history through the microcosm of one sport. Read full review
70
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternSep 27, 2012
Still, the essence of the film lies in the athletes' towering charm, and the nature of their journey. Read full review
70
Village VoicePete Vonder HaarSep 25, 2012
Watching Sabonis and company deliver comeuppance to their former rulers on the hardwood, I fully expect The Other Dream Team to join "Do You Believe in Miracles?" and "Undefeated" in your inspirational-sports-doc rotation. Read full review
70
VarietyRobert KoehlerSep 24, 2012
Smartly engineered to engage sports fans and non-fans, the picture's account of Lithuania's 1992 Olympics bronze medal-winning team, presented as a symbol of post-Cold War freedom. Read full review
60
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisSep 27, 2012
Augmented by a trove of archival footage reaching back to the 1930s, Jesse Feldman's buoyant cinematography merges political history and sports mania into a triumphant timeline. Read full review
60
Time OutAndrew SchenkerSep 24, 2012
Draws on archival footage and firsthand accounts from both players and outside observers to reveal the complex interaction of politics and athletics that colored the Euro-on-Euro competition. Read full review
50
New York PostV.A. MusettoSep 28, 2012
The presentation is conventional in style but uplifting in spirit, and worth seeing even if you know nothing about basketball. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineChuck BowenSep 25, 2012
Made with considerable reverence, but it doesn't quite manage to tow a tricky tonal line that's required when working with such sensitive and complicated material. Read full review
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