Synopsis
Based on the incredible true story of amateur cyclist Graeme Obree, who breaks the world one-hour record on a bike he made out of washing machine parts.
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Cast
- Jonny Lee MillerGraeme Obree
- Sean BrownYoung Graeme Obree
- Joseph CarneyChild Gang Leader
- Billy BoydMalky
- Laura FraserAnne Obree
- Brian CoxDouglas Baxter
- Ron DonachieScobie
- Morven ChristieKatie
- David Hounslow"Specialized" Representative
- Gary HollywoodCycle Courier
Recommendations
- 75
Chicago Tribune
A sports bio movie that I really enjoyed about a sport and sports hero I barely knew existed: the World Hour Record competition for bicyclists and its gutsy, tormented and most unusual champion, Graeme Obree. - 75
Chicago Tribune
A sports bio movie that I really enjoyed about a sport and sports hero I barely knew existed: the World Hour Record competition for bicyclists and its gutsy, tormented and most unusual champion, Graeme Obree. - 67
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Obree's psychology is fascinating and, even though the competitive scenes mostly involve him racing against himself in a spectator-free indoor track, the movie manages to give its audience a suitable adrenaline rush here and there. - 67
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Obree's psychology is fascinating and, even though the competitive scenes mostly involve him racing against himself in a spectator-free indoor track, the movie manages to give its audience a suitable adrenaline rush here and there. - 60
Washington Post
Miller is key to the film's success, with his earnest, sweet-faced looks and evident dark side. He plays Obree with just the right understated intensity, a believable competitor who fights back fiercely with his wits and a few tight-lipped words. - 60
Washington Post
Miller is key to the film's success, with his earnest, sweet-faced looks and evident dark side. He plays Obree with just the right understated intensity, a believable competitor who fights back fiercely with his wits and a few tight-lipped words. - 50
Variety
Helmer Douglas Mackinnon does what he can to make the most of emotional bullet points and gloss over the lack of connective tissue. - 50
The A.V. Club
There's real triumph to Obree's story, and real adversity, too, but the film contents itself with the pretend versions of both.
