By getting Tyson to open up as he has, Toback has succeeded in illuminating one of the most polarizing, complex and -- the film almost forces one to admit -- misunderstood figures of our time.
No filmmaker I know has gotten as close to a professional athlete as James Toback gets to Mike Tyson in his new documentary.
90
Village Voice
Village Voice
Tyson is more like a particularly riveting therapy session, with Tyson as both analyst and patient.
80
EmpireDamon Wise
EmpireDamon Wise
Very humane portrait of a potentially extremely unlikeable character.
80
Film Threat
Film Threat
If you’re not really interested in Mike Tyson as a boxer and a person, the film doesn't give you much to go on. This is a movie called Tyson and it is about Mike Tyson – and nothing else.
80
The Hollywood ReporterRay Bennett
The Hollywood ReporterRay Bennett
It's a sympathetic portrait of a complex man driven by an anger that still bubbles beneath the surface.