Review of Icarus (2017) by 3Ebfan511 — 14 Aug 2017

Good, but not great, documentary. It's directed by a guy that rode bicycles and only directoral work before this was a movie that bombed with a 4.4 rating on IMDB in 2012. It is decently done, but...

Is nothing amazing either as a piece of art. The story is interesting though, and I did enjoy it. But it failed to really stir much emotion at the end. If these people could get away with doping that easily.

..than most likely many or at least some others are as well, and it diminished the impact of what they are therefore trying to show. If anything its an indictment on the culture of sport, and instead it tries to point fingers at Putin, Russia, or possibly even the IOC etc.

...in my opinion...missing the point. If Russia did not dope, there would still be doping, (it showed an American sprinter who tested positive for a few mere seconds, and did discuss Lance Armstrong briefly) so just blaming Russia, does not solve the problem, and does not even get at the true heart of the problem in my opinion.

I enjoyed it nonetheless though and it is definitely worth watching for the most part.