Review of Catching Hell (2011) by President P — 11 Jun 2013

No matter what sport you like, at the end of the day it's just a game. However, worldwide this doesn't seem to be the case anymore; Catching Hell does an incredible job at getting this point across. Focusing primarily on the Steve Bartman incident during the 2003 NLCS, Catching Hell, reveals how this events mirror the Bill Buckner error in the 1986 World Series as well as looking into the phenomenon of sports curses. The story of the Steve Bartmen incident are still felt today, especially by Chicago Cubs fans, is studied and presented extremely well and shows new information I had previously not known. Alex Gibney does a terrific job at placing every story element from Bartman to mythology and gives a great understanding into all the events. I'd always felt for Bartman, but after this I felt even more and more disgusted in the Cubs fan base than I ever did before, and most will agree it does this job very well.

Overall, Catching Hell is the best sports documentary I've ever seen and shows how powerful a stupid game can be amongst society.