Generation Iron (2013)
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Generation Iron - examines the professional sport of bodybuilding today and gives the audience front row access to the lives of the top 7 bodybuilders in the sport as they train to compete in the world's most premiere bodybuilding stage - Mr. Olympia.
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100
Village Voice
Yudin pulls lovely philosophical grace notes from his subjects as they illuminate some universal truths from their very specific world.
80
[A] compelling and energetic documentary.
75
“Iron” opens a window to an exclusive club and gives valuable insight into a small, dedicated and proudly unique community.
60
As narrated by Mickey Rourke and with appearances from Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lou Ferrigno, the movie captures the men who mix “sports, entertainment, art and a way of life” — as the former Governator describes body sculpting. It’s their honesty that looms large.
60
Those with just a casual interest will find it colorful if a bit undercooked in the human-interest department, with limited insight into what makes its subjects tick, and the occasional rivalries between them.
