DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: Bigger, Stronger, Faster

Bigger, Stronger, Faster

Rated PG-13
Running Time: 1 hr 45 mins

Mikey @ The Movies Official Rating: ***1/2 out of *****

Subject Material:

An insight into the world of steroids and it's physical and emotional effects on the people and athletes who use and abuse them.

MY REVIEW

All I can really say is, this movie was very informative. Will it change the face of the steroid dilema? No way. I have a feeling this issue is a little higher up the food chain that an ameteur film maker. And you see glimpses of that in this film. Do I "approve" of the drug? Eh, honestly I could care a less. I don't like the fact that baseball players use them, I do think that is a form of cheating. That subject is touched on in this movie. But other than that, steroids is just another drug with crazy side effects that may or may not be deadly to some. Truth of the matter is steroids kills an average of 3 people a year in America. Alcohol kills over 100,000. We have more pressing matters.

The movie did a good job at showing both sides of the steroid problems that have plagued America for a very long time. We see the pro's and con's of the actual drug. We see the group of people who are for them and hear their sides, as well as the people who are against them. We get a look into the personal lives of families who have been affected by their children using steroids. We see how it hurts them. The film studies the subject in a very informative and very respectful way. It never crosses any lines, at least no in my opinion.

Not a whole lot else I can say really. A good documentary.

To view this films trailer, click this link: Bigger, Stronger, Faster

*This is the 126th new film I've seen and reviewed this year.

*This film is now on DVD.