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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenLos Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenA solidly assembled documentary portrait.
- 60VarietyNick SchagerVarietyNick SchagerWaltrip’s earnest and forthright narration lends Blink of an Eye its intimacy and insight.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe picture will naturally hold its biggest appeal for racing buffs but may also prove appealing to nonfans thanks to the moving story at its core.
- 60The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe New York TimesGlenn KennyThe interactions between these real-life characters are here recalled with fondness and rue by the surviving participants. Taublieb’s approach is straightforward, but also a little pedestrian.
- 50Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThat points to the biggest shortcoming of Blink of an Eye. It’s a seriously unchallenging documentary, one that has no contrary voices suggesting why Waltrip never won before Earnhardt took him on (More hard luck? Nobody says so, nobody asks.) and as it lapses into hagiography, borders on “NASCAR Sanctioned” and “Official Myth-Burnishing.”
- 50RogerEbert.comNick AllenRogerEbert.comNick AllenThis movie’s dry, facts-first approach does not have the capacity to pull it off.