Best movie ever!

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

A fun, warm look at the weirdos and Weirdo In Chief orbiting the enigmatic Barkley Marathon. Well worth the watch, especially if you're looking for something that has nuance and psychology but is also not a hard watch.

Tennessee is the location, the backwoods are the course, and time is the enemy. Footage is a fantastic documentary of what people can or cannot endure. The organizer is hilariously wry, the camera work is great, and there is no aspect that suggests this to be staged" like so much reality survival footage.The film includes background re. how and why the race began, its history, and personal asides The modicum of foul language further clarifies this as a true presentation.I would love to be chosen for such a race yet know that if I even made it through the first five miles, I would have to buck up to walk five miles to to get back the where I started: even that would be victory for me.Hats off and Hurrahs for all involved in this film.

The organizer of the race is fairly clear that this film has little to nothing to do with a prison escape. And the rest of the film is a bit too dull to do this brutal race justice.A bit more interaction/background with the participants, or a bit of style whatsoever would have helped. THere's not doubt this is a grueling race, and if the film accomplishes something - it's showing us that. Albeit, in a very rudimentary fashion.A bit more about the area, or the participants, or the creator... something! Instead, it's about as basic as a documentary can get, and here it really hurts the overall "film". And I put "film" in parenthesis because it's barely a film. Of course, when he's charging a flannel-shirt or $1.62 for applications to enter the race - you can see where he didn't have the funds to put into a documentary about his great race.It's not completely incompetent. At least it gives us a decent description of the race itself. The event seems very interesting. It's amazing to me that such an amazing, brutal event can be portrayed in such a drab, inconsequential manner. It deserves better. If the race isn't about a prison escape, then why bring it up, and if it is, how about a neat back-story, but no. ANd style wise, it leaves a lot to be desired. As an event - it's a "10". As a documentary film, a "5".

Though I may never get or take the chance to experience the challenge that is the Barkley Marathons, I got a taste of the insanity by watching this film. The interviews with the race directors and participants give a glimpse into what truly must be the toughest race on earth. Although I was already familiar with the results from having read Ed Furtaw's book, "Tales from Out There," Seeing the course and the eyes of the competitor's deepened my understanding of the term pushed to the limit.Highly recommend this film to all those who like to go further or appreciate extreme effort.