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Hard to tackle. Harder to put a finger on.
Ricky Williams does not conform to America’s definition of the modern athlete. In 2004, with rumors of another positive marijuana test looming, the Miami Dolphins running back traded adulation and a mansion in South Florida for anonymity and a $7 a night tent in Australia. His decision created a media frenzy that dismantled his reputation and branded him as America's Pothead. But while most in the media thought Williams was ruining his life by leaving football, Ricky thought he was saving it. Through personal footage recorded with Williams during his time away from football and beyond, filmmaker Sean Pamphilon takes a fresh look at a player who had become a media punching bag and has since redeemed himself as a father and a teammate.
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This is an interesting documentary about a fascinating athlete who got really short shrift by the US sports media. (But then, who doesn't?) However, the film is marred by the bad narration, and the personal involvement of one of the directors, who keeps trying to let you know he knows the subject personally. On the upside, this is as personal as a biopic will ever get, as it's very, very rare for a celebrity to let someone in this much and to allow the film to be made - rather to give his blessing to it - despite the rather brutal honesty of a number of the interviewees. It's worth watching even though the film-making itself is rather clunky.