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By Radheyan Simonpillai (471) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 19 Aug 2015

The film suggests a stronger argument: it takes a special type of a**hole to do the things that others wouldn't dare…

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By Geoff Berkshire (602) for Variety (12,700) on 19 Aug 2015

An exercise in hero worship that doesn’t shy away from its subject’s least admirable traits, “Being Evel” attempts to deliver a complex…

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By Andy Webster (339) for The New York Times (9,847) on 19 Aug 2015

The movie overreaches when trying to contextualize Knievel as a hero inspiring the country after Vietnam-Watergate disillusionment…

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By Joe Neumaier (1,294) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 19 Aug 2015

Those who came of age during Knievel’s rise, rise and fall will enjoy the fun moments…

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By Drew Taylor (218) for The Playlist (3,871) on 18 Aug 2015

The documentary, like its subject, is unapologetically dazzling…

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By Alan Scherstuhl (679) for Village Voice (8,525) on 17 Aug 2015

He may not be likable, but he remains fascinating…

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By Duane Byrge (235) for Hollywood Reporter (2,966) on 16 Aug 2015

Being Evel is a warts-and-all portrayal of a man whose ambition and need to be in the spotlight was both a positive and a negative…

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By Christian Toto (897) for LifeZette.com (19) on 16 Aug 2015

Imagine how high Evel Knievel would have soared in our social media age…

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By Simon Foster (434) for Screen-Space (209) on 04 Jun 2015

Despite teetering on the edge of gushy hagiography for much of the first half, the darker psychological shades of the man himself keep the…

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