An entertaining look at a genuinely offbeat subject.
75
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Dynamite perfectly describes this riveting documentary.
70
Chicago ReaderHank Sartin
Chicago ReaderHank Sartin
The women, many in their 70s and 80s, are still tough and proud--and nursing grudges that go back decades, something Leitman plays up by crosscutting between rivals' accounts.
Smart assembly of terrific archive footage is matched by spirited interviews with the tough old broads today.
70
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
Leitman gets some wonderful tall tales from her subjects, who open up like they've been waiting for years for someone to come along and ask, and she complements it with punishing footage of their exploits.
This visually stylish work, with its vintage glamour photos, film and television clips, and snippets from a 1951 B-movie, "Racket Girls," is more of a scrapbook than a coherent history of the sport during its rough-and-tumble infancy.
50
Village VoiceJessica Winter
Village VoiceJessica Winter
Leitman's interviews are lax and inconclusive.
50
New York PostRussell Scott Smith
New York PostRussell Scott Smith
Offers plenty of fun, nostalgic footage of 1950s pro lady wrestlers kicking butt.