Went along to see this last night at the London Film Festival and was floored by it. Like most people I'd casually followed Tysons ups and downs as reported in the media, but this documentary gives you a unique inside view of his life spoken only in his words.
Made by director James Toback, Tyson tracks the boxer's career from his days as a teenage thief and drug dealer in Brooklyn to undisputed champion, and his dramatic fall from grace to incarceration for rape.
Some really great moments and very funny lines from the big man, after 90 minutes in his company my initial preconceptions had been totally washed away and replaced by a new understanding of who this icon figure really is. Also having him descibe his thoughts and feelings during a fight over footage worked incredibly well and put the whole 'ear biting' drama into a very different light.
If you like boxing I can't recommend this enough, if you dont its worth going along just to see a very beautifully and lovingly crafted documentary.
Great Q&A with the director afterwards too, somebody should make a doc about his life >_<
Made by director James Toback, Tyson tracks the boxer's career from his days as a teenage thief and drug dealer in Brooklyn to undisputed champion, and his dramatic fall from grace to incarceration for rape.
Some really great moments and very funny lines from the big man, after 90 minutes in his company my initial preconceptions had been totally washed away and replaced by a new understanding of who this icon figure really is. Also having him descibe his thoughts and feelings during a fight over footage worked incredibly well and put the whole 'ear biting' drama into a very different light.
If you like boxing I can't recommend this enough, if you dont its worth going along just to see a very beautifully and lovingly crafted documentary.
Great Q&A with the director afterwards too, somebody should make a doc about his life >_<
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