Personal Best
When you run into yourself you run into feelings you never thought you had
When you run into yourself you run into feelings you never thought yo...
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1982
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Young sprinter Chris Cahill is having difficulty reaching her potential as an athlete, until she meets established track star Tory Skinner. As Tory and her coach help Chris with her training, the two women form friendship that evolves into a romantic relationship. Their intimacy, however, becomes complicated when Chris' improvement causes them to be competitors for the Olympic team.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
124 min
Release date:
5 Feb 1982
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$5
Awards:
N/A
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Unless you're fascinated by all of the prettified slow-motion footage of Chris, Tory and the other women athletes, your eye is likely to wander to your watch long before the end.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
30 Aug 2004
fresh:
This is a very physical movie, one of the healthiest and sweatiest celebrations of physical exertion I can remember.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
rotten:
The sort of nerve required to produce an excellent screenplay like Chinatown seems to have deserted Towne in this, his directorial debut.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
rotten:
Towne has a love of slow motion that's employed as if he's afraid you might miss one, rippling muscle. Worse than that, when people aren't exercising, they are often talking about exercising.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
4 Aug 2008
fresh:
Personal Best is likable precisely because it is so unembarrassed.
– Richard Schickel,
TIME Magazine,
4 Aug 2008