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(1 - 19) of 19 OFCS Rating: 95% Fresh Page   1   4.5/5 "...if anyone wants to have a serious discussion about the entire supplement situation, this excellent film is a good place to start."   PopMatters   Bill Gibron B "Bell isn't much of a camera presence, and he's an even worse journalist, but his ambitions for this documentary are commendable and, at times, incredibly eye-opening."   BrianOrndorf.com   Brian Orndorf "The same lack of personal distance that keeps Bell from scoring cheap shots against the anti-steroid hysterics is the same connection that powers the film's emotional take on America's cult of winning."   Film Journal International   Chris Barsanti "As intelligent, earnest, and challenging film that is only partly about steroids, and mostly about the culture that makes them go."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs B "A matter-of-fact funny and clever in-depth look at steroid use in modern-day America."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz B "If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Morgan Spurlock should be thrilled about the new documentary "Bigger, Stronger, Faster*.""   FilmJerk.com   Edward Havens B+ "A wise, engaging, and astoundingly comprehensive look at the steroid 'controversy.'"   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov B+ "Subverts expectations by being not only complex but surprisingly engaging even as it raises serious questions."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 57/100 "Though somewhat repetitive and clunky, Chris Bell's Bigger Stronger Faster deserves credit for presenting a fairly evenhanded examination of steroids & their threat to the integrity of the country's sports industry."   Film and Felt   Gabe Leibowitz 3/5 "Bigger, Stronger, Faster* is also valuable because it anticipates weightier debates on related topics (gene doping, stem-cell therapy and cloning) where scientific and medical innovation intersects with public and private morality."   Boxoffice Magazine   John P. McCarthy 4/5 "An an insider, Bell's work here is comprehensive to the point of over-saturation, but it's all so alien and interesting that it doesn't bog down."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery A- "Bell's film is not only captivating and entertaining, it takes an American subculture and turns our general understanding of it on its head."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford "Bell's film is in need of an unbiased editor, but his conclusion that the use of steroids is rooted in a poisonous American belief that bigger is inherently better and second best is just first among losers is compelling."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh B "It raises big, intriguing questions that rarely, if ever, come up in the hubbub about steroid use in professional athletics, particularly Major League Baseball."   Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema   Mark Pfeiffer 2/4 "If steroids were outlawed, only outlaws would have steroids"   Movie Habit   Marty Mapes B+ "Addresses its complex topic with both humor and intelligence."   Lessons of Darkness   Nick Schager A "This is one of the best documentary films of 2008, along with 'Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father.'"   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B+ "...a tightly assembled doc that flows evenly and does its job of informing and entertaining the viewer."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 7/10 "A wide-ranging look at the use of performance-enhancing drugs in America"   Playback:stl   Sarah Boslaugh  (1 - 19) of 19 OFCS Rating: 95% Fresh Page   1