Prefontaine's infectious enthusiasm is ably conveyed, although the film might have been a stronger and less earnest effort if producer Tom Cruise had played a more active part.
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08/05/08
Without Limits (1998)
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Reviews Counted:37
Fresh:28
Rotten:9
Average Rating:6.3/10
Consensus: This drama about American track star and hero Steve Prefontaine intelligently looks at the character of this oft mythologized athlete and features a fantastic performance by Donald Sutherland as Prefontaine's trainer.
Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Robert Towne's bio-pic about the legendary long-distance runner Steve Prefontaine. The picture follows Pre's Oregon upbringing, through his days at Oregon University (where he met and worked with... [More]
Starring: Billy Crudup, Donald Sutherland, Monica Potter, Jeremy Sisto
Director: Robert Towne
Reviews for Without Limits
Top Critiche understated cinematography by Conrad Hall and sterling work from Crudup and Sutherland lend a patina of class, yet it's in the end a po-faced film.
01/26/06
Top CriticDonald Sutherland walks away with the film.
01/01/00
It's a good, solid little film about a man whose story deserves better.
01/01/00
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03/24/02
Top CriticA brilliantly performed, gut-wrenchingly sad flick
02/03/09
Sutherland's performance is the film's treasure.
01/01/00
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01/01/00
Definitely has its problems, but it's still one of the best sports movies I've ever seen.
01/01/00
Top CriticA sturdy, hero-worshipping picture that underplays the boasting which made Pre less sympathetic in last year's version by Hollywood Pictures.
01/01/00
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07/22/05
I wish I could write that he is "without limits" as a director, but it is Towne's flair for the obvious that prevents this picture from going that extra mile.
01/01/00
A zippy, straightforward and entirely superficial film that reduces its subject to Rocky in running shoes.
01/01/00
Bland biopic about runners
07/26/04
Replete with slow-motion running, sweat-dripping faces, and gut-wrentching drama, this is a must-see for any track & field fan.
01/01/00
Without Limits is an admirable departure from the norm, but its greatest strength doubles as an undermining weakness.
07/12/02
Without Limits wins as a sports film precisely because it's not really about sports or a great victory.
07/21/05
Even at almost a full two hours in length, the movie feels as trim as its star.
01/01/00
Towne's most important contribution, aside from his gift for structure and willingness to direct this story in a classic, straight-ahead manner, is the power of his words.
02/14/01
Top CriticBoth Crudup and Sutherland deliver superb performances in the support of a thoughtful, committed, and richly visualized film.
11/07/02
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