The Gabby Douglas Story
Metascore
50

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7

Critic Reviews

  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Stephan Lee
    Jan 29, 2014
    67
    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."

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User Score
4.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 2 out of 6
  1. LIV4LUV
    Mar 8, 2014
    4
    Regina King was great as Gabby's mom and Sydney Mikayla was also great as the young Gabby, but Imani Hakim did not have the body to star inRegina King was great as Gabby's mom and Sydney Mikayla was also great as the young Gabby, but Imani Hakim did not have the body to star in this roll. Imani's acting was fine, but she needed to have a body like a gymnast to pull it off completely. Part of preparing for the roll should have included actual training to get Imani's body in shape. The script was ok, but not great. I would have loved to see more competition scenes and the movie was way too long.… Full Review »
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