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Nov 17, 2017MICHAEL TAGGART MALONEY rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
The CG scenes of the Olympic Stadium in Berlin are sublime. You get the whole 360-degree mass spectacle vibe -- which was such an important part of Hitler's success -- but in this case you're wearing Jesse Owens spikes. Good story; timely too. Most probably don't know that the head of the U.S. Olympic Committee and later president of the IOC, Avery Brundage, was compromised by the Nazis. The U.S. didn't comport itself with valor in how it treated its Jewish Olympic athletes, capitulating to Nazi demands. Comedian Jason Sudeikis is terrific playing it straight as Owens' coach Larry Snyder.