Race (2016)
Based on the incredible true story of Jesse Owens, the legendary athletic superstar whose quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler.
21 February 1969, Burghausen, Bavaria, Germany
22 September 1974, West-Berlin, Germany
18 September 1956, Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, England, UK
4 February 1968, USA
August 15, 2016
Race means well, and it certainly wants to tell Owens' story as completely as it can. Yet Hopkins and company never quite get there, the whole enterprise coming up a little short of the finish line as it lumbers its way down the track.
February 19, 2016
Where is Owens in all of this? By the end of Race, we don't know much more about him as an individual than we did when the movie began.
February 23, 2016
A glossy, superficial biopic set in a historical context that begs for more, Race can at least claim to be one of the two best movies ever made about Olympic hero/Hitler-embarrasser Jesse Owens.
March 21, 2017
The film is woefully disjointed, frustratingly removed from its lead character, and overly sanitized.
February 21, 2016
The bare necessities are there, the performances are competent, and there are some strong moments but Race suffers from a lack of ambition. It's too safe and that quality mutes its impact and limits its ability to be more than a history lesson.
December 12, 2016
Given all its volatile and exhilarating ingredients, it's disappointing that Race doesn't have greater impact.
February 19, 2016
Race follows the pattern of so many other sports biopics in which it's white patronage that makes black triumphs possible.
November 08, 2016
ace is a history lesson, personal profile and a crowd pleaser.
February 19, 2016
Race is the most timid, lackadaisical movie that could have been made out of potentially classic material.
October 19, 2016
...Race pushes things aside that could do with more exploration...
April 12, 2017
Race isn't a bad film or biopic for that matter. It's beautifully shot, informative, and has some fantastic actors helming it. However, that's exactly what you'd expect.
February 22, 2016
A wallpaper-thin but sentimentally effective hagiography.
