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The First Saturday in May Review

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Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 3.0
    58

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Mixed or average reviews
    based on a weighted average of all
    critic review scores.

  • 40

    out of 100

    The New York Times Manohla Dargis

    There are a lot of horses but absolutely no sense in The First Saturday in May, a glib, lazy documentary about six trainers on the proverbial road to the 2006 Kentucky Derby.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times

    Filmmakers Brad and John Hennegan follow six horses and their trainers through the arduous 2006 race season, building up to the Derby, but they are never able to find the balance between insider wonkery and genuine human (or animal) drama.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    Chicago Tribune

    The result is a feeling of standing in an OTB with lots of races from lots of places--too many stories calling for attention--instead of the Kentucky Derby, which for two minutes each year focuses the sports world like a laser.

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  • 60

    out of 100

    Variety

    Picture successfully elaborates on the sorts of color pieces that traditionally precede the race on television.

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  • 60

    out of 100

    Village Voice

    First Saturday isn't exactly a winner, but it places.

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  • 75

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly

    The First Saturday in May soon digs in its heels with acute portraits of six trainers, including a paralyzed ex-cyclist in California and an MS-stricken Lexington native who works for the royal family of Dubai.

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