Review of The Other Dream Team (2012) by Joshua F — 03 Aug 2014

I never knew why there was a Grateful Dead tie-in to the Lithuanian basketball team. A decent history lesson and a sports movie, rolled into one.

This review of The Other Dream Team (2012) was written by Joshua F on 03 Aug 2014.

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By Bob Bloom (1,124) for Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) (1,017) on 18 Oct 2012

The Other Dream Team is a saga of hope, courage and overcoming adversity and how a sport and its players helped a nation rekindle its voice…

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By Gerald Peary (163) for Boston Phoenix (1,372) on 10 Oct 2012

Quite often the film veers away from their stories to become a flag-waving work of Lithuanian nationalism…

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By Scott Tobias (1,684) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 09 Oct 2012

Markevicius tells this incredible yarn through the significantly less exciting format of an ESPN-style documentary, which gets the job done…

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By James C (2,975) on 04 Mar 2013

A superbly presented documentary! The story of 1992 Lithuanian Olympic Basketball team is truly one of the great sports stories of the 20th century…

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By Colin Covert (1,936) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 25 Oct 2012

Here's a twist on the plucky underdog sports movie. The Other Dream Team adds rock 'n' roll and eastern European history to the rah-rah mix…

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By Lata M (2) on 13 Oct 2012

Inspirational movie. Sports goes beyond sports to symbolize a fight for freedom, identity, and soul…

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By Ross L (371) on 19 Oct 2012

Much, much better than the trailer, which itself made me want to see the movie in the first place…

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By Stephanie Merry (410) for Washington Post (9,851) on 03 Oct 2012

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By Wesley Morris (1,967) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 10 Oct 2012

Clearly, there's a story here. The documentary The Other Dream Team tells it in a smart, lively, if somewhat hectic fashion…

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