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Peaceful Warrior (2006)

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Reviews Counted:71

Fresh:17

Rotten:54

Average Rating:4.7/10

Consensus: Based on a best-selling memoir, Peaceful Warrior loses something in the transition from page to screen. It hits the viewer over the head with philosophical jargon, and ultimately fails to live up to its source material.

Runtime: 2 hrs 1 min

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Arrogant, talented Dan Millman seems to have the perfect college life: a stunning gymnast's body of incredible strength, handsome looks, good grades, plenty of money and a shot at the Olympic... Arrogant, talented Dan Millman seems to have the perfect college life: a stunning gymnast's body of incredible strength, handsome looks, good grades, plenty of money and a shot at the Olympic qualifiers in men's gymnastics. Still, Dan wakes up almost nightly from terrifying nightmares and odd visions he can't explain or dismiss. One night, awakened by yet another nightmare, Dan goes for a run through his foggy neighborhood and comes upon a well-lit service station. Behind the counter, an old man seemingly moves without regard for space or time. One moment, Dan is paying for his snacks, the next the old man is on the roof of the station. Stunned by this impossibility, Dan begs the old man, whom he instinctually names Socrates, to share the secret of his abilities in order to achieve his goal of Olympic Gold. The old man puts him through a regimen that changes his diet, training, and lifestyle. Before long, his life is ruined, and he loses his friends, his girls, and is almost thrown off his Gymnastics squad. Thus begins a journey of discovery for Dan that will shatter every preconceived notion he has about academics, athletics, and achievement. Guided by Socrates, Dan will consider a whole new ideology-one that values consciousness over intelligence, strength in spirit over strength in body. But in order to succeed, Dan must somehow let go of all of his expectations - and simply live in the now... Based on The Way of Peaceful Warrior, Dan Millman's best-selling spiritual memoir, PEACEFUL WARRIOR explores the highly competitive world of men's gymnastics, while introducing an astonishing philosophy that awakens the human spirit. A celebration of the achievements made possible by an open mind, PEACEFUL WARRIOR is a sports movie not about imagined perfection or victory - but about heart. --© Official Site [More]

Starring: Ashton Holmes, Nick Nolte, Scott Mechlowicz, Amy Smart

Starring: Ashton Holmes, Nick Nolte, Scott Mechlowicz, Amy Smart, Agnes Bruckner

Director: Victor Salva

Director: Victor Salva
Screenwriter: Kevin Bernhardt
Producer: Mark Amin, Robin Schorr, Cami Winikoff
Studio: Lions Gate Films

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Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
05/13/09
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel
N/R

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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
04/23/09
Mattias Frey
Mattias Frey
Boston Phoenix

...surprisingly inventive...

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
10/31/08
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

The film's tone is indeed mystically propelled, but while these elements seem far fetched, the sheer depth of commitment by the cast make us overlook that.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
03/23/08
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Full Review Source: Zertinet Movies | comment 1 Comment
06/27/07
Steven Snyder
Steven Snyder
Zertinet Movies

This is an average movie that's chock-full of New-Age-y self help. And not much else.

Full Review Source: Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | comment Comment
04/17/07
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

claims to be 'inspired by true events'; the movie does not, however, specify the planet on which these events allegedly took place. ... a perfect companion piece to last year's dim-witted 'Stick It'...

Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette | comment Comment
04/03/07
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

Warrior is a good-looking film that feels more like an allegory about the power of positive thinking than a drama.

Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
03/30/07
Robert W. Butler
Robert W. Butler
Kansas City Star

[A] watchable exercise in Zen hokum.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
03/30/07
J. R. Jones
J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader

You will not learn how to levitate to the roof of a service station. In fact, the answer to that part of the story is a lemon -- but you knew it would be, didn't you?

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
03/23/07
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

The message is good, even if the delivery is repetitive, ham-handed and...equal parts disturbing and amusing.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
02/07/07
Frank Lovece
Frank Lovece
Film Journal International

Only in filmmaker Victor Salva's world are impossibly chiseled, Abercrombie-ready gymnasts worshipped by their peers on college campuses and in adjoining dive bars.

Full Review Source: Charlotte Weekly | comment Comment
09/02/06
Sean O'Connell
Sean O'Connell
Charlotte Weekly

Works overtime to inspire audiences, but relies way too much on pop-mysticism and half-baked artifice to make its point stick.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
08/18/06
Mack Bates
Mack Bates
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Maybe there are worthy films buried in collections of spiritual homilies, but Peaceful Warrior is not one of them.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
08/06/06
Hap Erstein
Hap Erstein
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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08/05/06
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Admittedly, I suspected it might be kind of cheesy, but the film is directed with great grace and care. And the acting is solid. It's a beautiful film -- see it.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Report Card | comment Comment
07/30/06
Ross Anthony
Ross Anthony
Hollywood Report Card

Don't go see Peaceful Warrior. Don't tell your friends about it. Try to forget you ever heard of the movie. Clear your mind and live in the now.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
07/28/06
Tom Long
Tom Long
Detroit News

A movie about spiritual awakening that plays like a spliced-together string of New Age fortune cookie messages.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
07/28/06
John Monaghan
John Monaghan
Detroit Free Press

The kind of metaphysical nonsense that gives New Age a bad name.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
07/28/06
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Peaceful Warrior is an inspirational story of the making of a true athlete. It's a bit hokey but you get by that whenever [Nick] Nolte is on the screen.

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
07/23/06
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
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