random thoughts and comments from nomadic music film and travel junkie - seeks no recognition, claims no expertise

Wednesday 6 January 2016

the program


















dramatisation of lance armstrong's rise and fall
based on a book by sports writer david walsh

i liked -

an insight into how drugs enhance performance
impressive footage of high speed mountain cycling
standout acting from chris o'dowd as david walsh
concise and factual with a clear start, stop and 'arc'

i disliked -

use of popular music to cheaply enhance scenes
lack of engagement with ben foster as armstrong
known facts are the main pivots - no revelations
very little archive material pushs it to b-grade

3.0 / 5