Review of Fake It So Real (2012) by David S — 26 Aug 2017

A couple of nerdy amateur wrestlers documenting one of their local shows.

This review of Fake It So Real (2012) was written by David S on 26 Aug 2017.

Fake It So Real has generally received positive reviews.

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By John Gholson (61) for Movies.com (1,002) on 03 Feb 2012

You certainly don't have to be a wrestling fan to enjoy its charms; the appeal comes from exploring what's essentially a very strange, very…

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By Richard Brody (868) for New Yorker (1,403) on 09 Jan 2012

Though the matches themselves, with their crude narrative frameworks and stereotypes, may be something of an anticlimax, the film unearths…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 17 Apr 2012

Fake It So Real filled me with affection for its down-and-out heroes, a group of semi-pro wrestlers in Lincolnton, N.C…

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By Chuck Bowen (756) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 19 Mar 2012

Fake It So Real has been made with considerable more polish than other do-it-yourself documentaries such as Total Badass, but the sensibility…

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By Andy Webster (339) for The New York Times (9,847) on 19 Mar 2012

The taunts in the ring may be make-believe, but the slams against the mat are agonizingly genuine in Robert Greene's vivid documentary Fake…

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By Robert Koehler (477) for Variety (12,700) on 19 Mar 2012

The title is an apt one, suggesting that for all its staging and overt theatrics, independent (read: non-WWF) pro wrestling makes huge demands…

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By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 22 Apr 2012

One of the more admirable qualities of Robert Greene's Fake It So Real, is how it creates such a rich sense of place with such a mundane setting…

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By Ryan Lattanzio (73) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 19 Mar 2012

Fake It So Real isn't just for wrestling fans. It will appeal to anyone compelled by the documentary medium's ability to tell stories…

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By Matt Singer (625) for Time Out Chicago (129) on 22 Apr 2012

Outsider artists don't expect to be discovered; they just want to share their passion with the world…

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