More so than almost any other type of film, a documentary can either sink or swim on the strength of the story at its core; no amount of stylistic flourish or keen editing can cover up for lack of content, and when the filmmakers attempt to compensate it can be painfully obvious. As someone who generally detests watching sports and has nary a competitive bone in his body, I wasn’t quite sure how I’d approach a documentary like
More Than a Game. Eventually, I surmised that given my unabashed prejudice against all things “-ball,” I’d be the ideal subject to gauge whether the film had a genuine story to tell, or existed solely as another shovelful of coal in the ...
Released:
2008
Rated:
n/a
Length:
103 mins