The life story of New Zealander Burt Munro, who spent years building a 1920 Indian motorcycle -- a bike which helped him set the land-speed world record at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1967.
Rarely do movies portray the elderly with such admiration and respect.
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ReelViews
James Berardinelli
Does what it sets out to do: educates about a mostly unknown historical figure (without doctoring the facts too much), entertains, and uplifts.
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New York Post
Lou Lumenick
Hopkins' larger-than-life performance as the crusty and crafty Burt rivets your attention for two solid hours in this most entertaining labor of love.
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The Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt
Hopkins' performance flat-out works.
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Variety
Todd McCarthy
Sometimes shticky biopic overcomes its cornball conventionality to become a genial entertainment, thanks to Anthony Hopkins' exceptionally engaging performance.