Metacritic Movie Ratings
Boxing Gym Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 100

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  A riveting and unexpectedly inspiring essay on the peace that comes from shared physical and mental concentration.

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• 90

  out of 100

  The New York TimesManohla Dargis

  Pugilists and philosophers of all kinds converge in Frederick Wiseman's mesmerizing documentary Boxing Gym.

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• 90

  out of 100

  Village VoiceJ. Hoberman

  Boxing Gym is a companion piece of sorts to "La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet," Wiseman's previous doc that played Film Forum last fall. It's not simply that boxing and ballet are understood as kindred activities. Boxing Gym is itself a dance movie-which is to say, a highly formalized exercise in choreographed activity.

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• 90

  out of 100

  Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern

  This one is both demanding and extremely rewarding, because it's really a meditation on violence.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterRay Bennett

  The film captures the energy, the stresses and the tension of people striking punching bags and each other but without narration, it all feels a bit random and uninteresting.

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