This compelling fact-based story is Donaldson's best effort in years. Joshua Katzman,Chicago Reader
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02/03/2006 @ 12:00 AM
The World's Fastest Indian might be the world's worst title for a charming, slice-of-life biopic starring Anthony Hopkins. Mick LaSalle,San Francisco Chronicle
The World's Fastest Indian is an old-fashioned feel-good movie. Roger Moore,Orlando Sentinel
The film may be cutesy-poo for some tastes, and there isn't much nail-chewing suspense in Burt's pursuit or his lighthearted subjugation of everyone he meets. But man and \motor-sickle\ sneaked up and beguiled me, so all I could do was hop on. Amy Biancolli,Houston Chronicle
The World's Fastest Indian, in which Anthony Hopkins gets to play an adorably cantankerous old man, is a pretty safe bet as far as movies go. Tom Long,Detroit News
Without apology, Munro's story has been embellished and romanticized right to the edge of cornball, where it manages to make a hairpin turn and restore its balance. Terry Lawson,Detroit Free Press
The World's Fastest Indian takes off at full-out maudlin and never bothers to throttle down. Michael Booth,Denver Post
Unfortunately, this two-hour-plus journey feels like it's aboard a genial camel. Rick Holter,Dallas Morning News
History dictates that you know how the story ends. Still, the heart beats no less fast when you watch Munro's Indian rocketing across those salt flats. You can see how it might be enough to justify a journey halfway around the world. Janice Page,Boston Globe
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02/02/2006 @ 12:00 AM
The inspiring true story The World's Fastest Indian should be mandatory viewing for anyone who has ever said, 'I'm getting too old for this.' Jeff Strickler,Minneapolis Star Tribune
There also are plenty of nuts-and-bolts references to satisfy those interested in racing, whether on two wheels or four. The movie features some funny moments, such as when Munro makes his own pistons and then brews tea from the cooling-barrel water. Bill Muller,Arizona Republic
As the movie's tag line has it, it's based on a hell of a story. Too bad they didn't just tell it. Stephen Hunter,Washington Post
These days, when movies often fatuously exploit youth and condescend to age, it's refreshing to see something like Roger Donaldson's picaresque action movie The World's Fastest Indian. Michael Wilmington,Chicago Tribune
The World's Fastest Indian is a movie about an old coot and his motorcycle, yes, but it is also about a kind of heroism that has gone out of style. Roger Ebert,Chicago Sun-Times
The infectious and sugary sweet motorcycle saga The World's Fastest Indian at times seems like the world's slowest movie. Bob Longino,Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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01/12/2006 @ 12:00 AM
Personal film projects about which directors feel passionate about don't necessarily result in good films as is evident in this manipulative and schmaltzy inspirational fairy tale. Emanuel Levy,Variety
