Fresh
The offbeat, fact-based saga is enlivened by the perfect balance of humor, emotion and insight and should be one of the true sleepers among fall box office releases.
Leonard Klady, Variety
Cool Runnings
One dream. Four Jamaicans. Twenty below zero.
1993 · 1h 38m · PG
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Jon Turteltaub
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Cool Runnings
Overview
When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican bobsled team.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
75%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A cute, buoyant sports fantasy, jolted along by a reggae soundtrack and playfully acted by an appealing cast.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Rotten
Entirely mediocre and forgettable
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Rotten
The ghost of Stepin Fetchit is hovering in the tropical ether.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Fresh
If you like underdog movies, you might like this one. Especially if you haven't seen very many.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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