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By Joe O (291) on 01 Nov 2010

I took notes on this shit so here we go. This is a great film about what it really means to be a champion in a world full of champions…

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By Tonypolito (147) on 14 Aug 2010

Visually pleasing, but the scriptwork is pure bore-fest…

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By Martin T (888) on 12 Aug 2010

The fact that this isn't your typical sports hero story doesn't make it any more compelling…

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By Matthew C (1,721) on 30 Jul 2010

Walking, talking sleep medication Robert Redford shows his stuff by managing to make excessive speed boring in this drab 70s drama about an…

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By Luke B (1,067) on 12 Jul 2010

Nice character piece with some good skiing scenes…

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By Bill M (1,080) on 02 Jul 2010

If Redford had made a third film with Ritchie, I don't know if we would have a Sundance Festival…

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By Darren H (638) on 15 May 2010

Michael Ritchie's 1969 film-on-skis distills the elitist winter sport - and sports, in general - as aesthetically-pleasing to watch but ultimately…

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By Rory S (108) on 04 May 2010

It's not an inspirational sports movie, though it has elements of that, nor is it a drama in a sport setting entirely…

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By Jonathan M (1,410) on 30 Mar 2010

Downhill Racer has aged surprisingly well, with some pretty great first-person shots of going down a ski-hill…

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By Steve G (1,301) on 30 Mar 2010

Downhill Racer has aged surprisingly well, with some pretty great first-person shots of going down a ski-hill…

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By Giuliana L (33) on 15 Feb 2010

I was pretty damn bored for the duration of this movie, not really seeing the big draw to it…

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By Steve S (3,182) on 15 Feb 2010

I was pretty damn bored for the duration of this movie, not really seeing the big draw to it…

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By Brandon S (2,121) on 10 Jan 2010

Downhill Racer is a very unique sports film that does tend to be pretty slow but the camerawork and the leads Redford and Hackman raise it…

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By Cecilie B (69) on 08 Jan 2010

A decent little flick starring a young Robert Redford in one of his first film performances as a rather cocky but talented downhill skier who…

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By Stephanie C (567) on 06 Jan 2010

Interesting if a bit long. Robert Redford is adorable, cute, and handsome throughout…

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By Eric F (636) on 25 Nov 2009

Hey guys, if you take the T off the end of his name, he becomes Dave Chappelle…

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By Amanda . (406) on 24 Nov 2009

Downhill Racer becomes the best movie ever made about sports -- without really being about sports at all…

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By Ed Q (179) on 21 Nov 2009

Sharp editing and stylized verite camerawork lend Downhill Racer a sense of spontaneous energy…

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By Moss F (12) on 18 Nov 2009

Available on DVD in the US for the first time. DVD has some great documentaries about how the film was made…

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By Tom H (1,836) on 17 Aug 2009

A committed performance by Robert Redford as a selfish, superambitious skiier, combined with some terrific footage of downhill racing, makes…

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