The Gabby Douglas Story
Lifetime | Release Date: November 30, -0001
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
67
Entertainment WeeklyStephan LeeJan 29, 2014
Season 1 Review: The movie deals lightly with the racism Douglas faced in a predominantly white sport, but mostly her road to gold is paved with after-school-movie maxims like "Don't look back, look forward." Read full review
58
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardJan 31, 2014
Season 1 Review: It’s not a good fit [with Lifetime], and there’s not a lot of drama in this biopic about the first U.S. Olympic gymnast and African-­American to triumph in both the all-around and the team competition. Read full review
50
New York PostSara StewartJan 31, 2014
Season 1 Review: As you’d expect from this network, all the principal players have been burnished into one-dimensional characters: Gabby is driven but also fiercely devoted to her family, while her mom is noble and long-suffering and her siblings exist mostly to applaud their sister’s achievements. S. Epatha Merkerson, patron saint of TV movies, shows up as Gabby’s grandma, full of life-affirming bromides. Read full review
50
Sioux City JournalBruce MillerJan 31, 2014
Season 1 Review: It doesn’t stir that many emotions. It doesn’t provide stunning insight into her character. It doesn’t even talk about setbacks (or her relationship with other Olympic gymnasts). Instead, The Gabby Douglas Story is a tribute to the power of positive thinking. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterAllison KeeneJan 31, 2014
Season 1 Review: Though the movie is fine as a sweet, inspirational tale about determination through injury and many other stumbling blocks, nothing within it is as moving as the final montage, which is just actual footage from Douglas' incredible gold medal-winning London performance. Read full review
40
VarietyBrian LowryJan 29, 2014
Season 1 Review: The Gabby Douglas Story is pretty much made of spit and bailing wire. And while that’s not necessarily a bad thing, it renders the otherwise stirring story of this golden girl barely worthy of a bronze. Read full review
33
The A.V. ClubMolly EichelJan 30, 2014
Season 1 Review: It’s 90 minutes of treacly declarations and follow-your-dreams platitudes that waste the talents of both Regina King and S. Epatha Merkerson. Read full review
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