Generation Iron

"There’s some insight to be gleaned from their rigorous training methods, and we can empathise with the pressures and pitfalls of their tireless pursuit for glory, but Generation Iron also suffers from a reality TV-ish veneer in its decided lack of depth. It all inevitably hinges on a showdown, but it’s less gripping than it wants to be, no matter much the intoning seriousness of Mickey Rourke’s voice-over tries to add dramatic heft."

"Colourful if a bit undercooked in the human-interest department..."

"The filmmakers lack restraint: the movie, about 20 minutes too long, undercuts much of its own momentum."

"A squandered opportunity, sacrificing depth and insight for superficial portraiture and drama."

"While Yudin gives us plenty of room to laugh at them, he also acknowledges their capacity to inspire awe."

"Uneven... Yudin struggles to convert this characteristic determination into narrative momentum."