Review of Personal Best (1982) by Daniel B — 26 Mar 2007

Mariel Hemingway in her first lesbian character role.

This review of Personal Best (1982) was written by Daniel B on 26 Mar 2007.

Personal Best has generally received positive reviews.

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By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 24 Jan 2002

A robust and adventuresome film that is both tough and sentimental in its portrait of Olympic grade women athletes…

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By Pamel Kessler (1) for Washington Post (9,851) on 01 Mar 1983

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What an odd..odd..les movie. In the very beginning, the girl (short hair) I thought was femme turned out to be more on the butch side…

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