Votre Filmothèque
Cast
- Scott MechlowiczDan Millman
- Nick NolteSocrates
- Amy SmartJoy
- Tim DeKayCoach Garrick
- Ashton HolmesTommy
- Paul WesleyTrevor
- Agnes BrucknerSusye
- B.J. BrittKyle
- Tom TarantiniThug with gun
- Beatrice RosenDory
Recommandations
- 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Strong performances by Scott Mechlowicz as Millman and Nick Nolte as the mysterious mechanic who changes his life ground the film in effective drama. - 63
TV Guide Magazine
The result is something close to a textbook example of how NOT to visualize spiritual principles of the "be here now" variety. - 58
Entertainment Weekly
In the ranks of improbable gymnastics coaches, Nick Nolte falls just below the cartoon version of Mr. T. - 58
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Cult-favorite director Victor Salva ("Jeepers Creepers" I & II) is a competent visual storyteller and the film believes in itself so strongly (and with such a straight face) that it's hard not to halfway enjoy it. - 50
Variety
Mere recitation of homilies for better living -- which is what Nick Nolte's gas station guru imparts to a struggling young gymnast -- and a half-baked account of the athlete's comeback are no substitutes for a complete movie. - 50
San Francisco Chronicle
The film is better than it has any right to be, considering the prosaic source. - 50
Portland Oregonian
You might be better off reading the book and imagining Nolte as Socrates. - 40
L.A. Weekly
You'd have to be either an avid New Ager or willing to see Nick Nolte in absolutely anything to get fully onboard for this visually overexcited tale of salvation-by-gas-station-guru.
