Review of Prefontaine (1997) by Lenny G — 22 Dec 2009

Fairly good. I didn't know too much about Prefontaine and with my becoming a runner these past few years I found his story both fascinating and sad. He was obviously a rare talent, but I don't think the film did a good enough job at showing how he trained, how much commitment, dedication and agony it takes to compete at his level.

For some reason it's easier to capture in other sports movies, but very tough in movies about running. To run at speeds like Prefontaine did it is excruciating and I don't think the film captured that.

However, still very much worth seeing.