Tracktown
Samuel Goldwyn Films | Release Date: May 12, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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70
The New York TimesAndy WebsterMay 11, 2017
Fact and fiction blend nicely in Tracktown. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKimber MyersMay 11, 2017
[Pappas] and co-director and co-writer Jeremy Teicher have created a funny, sweet movie that explores the struggles of a serious athlete without alienating those whose sneakers are gathering dust in the closet. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenJun 14, 2016
While Olympic Trials don’t usually tend to be the sort of milieu that readily lend themselves to quirky comedy, the engagingly amusing Tracktown quite capably goes the distance. Read full review
67
IndieWireKate ErblandJun 14, 2016
It’s a coming-of-age tale for the stunted set, and one that deftly navigates conventions at every turn. Although Tracktown lacks edge, it’s just so relentlessly sweet and Pappas is so effervescent on screen that those missteps in tone are easy to forgive. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreMay 1, 2017
Trackdown goes down easy, and the character portraits are just interesting enough to hold our attention. But you can’t help but wonder if there wasn’t a more interesting movie that cut closer to home. Read full review
60
Village VoiceCraig D. LindseyMay 11, 2017
Although Tracktown presents itself as adorably, harmlessly twee, I wished Pappas had tapped deeper into the dark side she hints at — the side that makes her protagonist more concerned about being a winner than about being a person. Read full review
60
VarietyPeter DebrugeJun 14, 2016
What the film lacks in originality, it makes up for via its star’s naturally glamor-resistant sensibility, giving us an unpolished glimpse into the personal life of a professional runner. Read full review
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