Spike Lee analyzes a multi-faceted football legend in exhaustive detail. Beneath the stern, rock-solid exterior, Jim Brown is an amazingly human figure, quietly thoughtful and passionately dedicated to what he believes in. It's motivational just listening to the man speak, whether he's fondly remembering his football heyday, discussing the implications of his acting career or admitting his personal faults as a partner and parent. He's not without a few blemishes, but which of us is?
Coming into this with the expectation of little more than a rose-tinted lesson in sports history, I was surprised when the discussion about Brown's athletic career barely took up a third of the running time. Jim is much more than an athlete-turned-actor, and Lee expertly coaxes him into explaining the intricacies of why that is. A touch long-winded and egotistical, just like the man himself, it's mostly worth the investment.
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Spike Lee analyzes a multi-faceted football legend in exhaustive detail. Beneath the stern, rock-solid exterior, Jim Brown is an amazingly human figure, quietly thoughtful and passionately dedicated to what he believes in. It's motivational just listening to the man speak, whether he's fondly remembering his football heyday, discussing the implications of his acting career or admitting his personal faults as a partner and parent. He's not without a few blemishes, but which of us is?
Coming into this with the expectation of little more than a rose-tinted lesson in sports history, I was surprised when the discussion about Brown's athletic career barely took up a third of the running time. Jim is much more than an athlete-turned-actor, and Lee expertly coaxes him into explaining the intricacies of why that is. A touch long-winded and egotistical, just like the man himself, it's mostly worth the investment.