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By Brian C (2,025) on 25 Mar 2013

A good look at Chris Nilan's career and a few passing glances at other former tough guys from the NHL…

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By Sara Maria Vizcarrondo (199) for Movies With Butter (52) on 15 Mar 2013

In a way, this doc is Bully, grown up, and from the bully's perspective…

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By Jay S (659) on 19 Feb 2013

Ever wonder why there's fighting in hockey…

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By Colin Covert (1,936) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 15 Feb 2013

The opening sections of this film play like a greatest-hits clip collection, but when Gibney delves deeper into Nilan's personality, it's a…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for Blu-ray.com (2,093) on 15 Feb 2013

Reflecting the sweep of aggression that swallowed the game throughout the 20th century, Gibney tackles his points smartly, laboring to communicate…

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By Nick Schager (2,294) for Village Voice (8,525) on 13 Feb 2013

Blending archival footage and new interviews with Nilan, his family, journalists, and fellow combatants, Gibney celebrates hockey's fisticuff…

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By Mark Bell (109) for Film Threat (5,156) on 01 Feb 2013

It doesn't try to sell you on fighting in hockey, it just presents the environment, the personalities, and lets it all speak for itself…

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By Farran Smith Nehme (295) for New York Post (6,650) on 01 Feb 2013

When The Last Gladiators treats brawls like greatest-hits clips for more than half the movie, then suggests fighting is behind Nilan's decline,…

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By Nicolas Rapold (488) for New York Times (5,786) on 31 Jan 2013

[Mr. Gibney] scales down his approach considerably here, generally for the better, rather than extrapolate a theory of violence and everything…

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By Elizabeth Weitzman (1,905) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 31 Jan 2013

He tells his story honestly, but with no great sense of self-awareness or insight…

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By Kalvin Henely (58) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 30 Jan 2013

Makes room for tender moments of reflection from a guy who, against impossible odds, still managed some victories, the biggest of which may…

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