Racing Dreams (2009)

Curry's impressionable, charismatic young subjects are impossible not to care about.

That said, Racing Dreams is one of the rare documentaries you leave wishing it was a little bit longer. Full Review

Curry documents the huge pressure placed on these children not only to succeed on the track, but to raise the money needed to continue. Full Review

The journey is thrilling -- even if, on some level, you know that these kids are going in circles. Full Review

For casual race fans, Racing Dreams is a real eye-opener. And it's a darned entertaining way to get a handle on a sport that can seem like a bunch of cars doing circles for a crowd that seems most int... Full Review

It's impossible to watch these kids struggle in their daily life and not have some rooting interest in their on-track success. Full Review

Revealing portrait of 3 very different young people intensely focused on being champions, and the impact of their determination on their devoted families (and vice versa). Full Review

If nothing else the racing scenes -- which look terrific, crisp and colorful, like the rest of the film -- will help the childless get in touch with their inner hysterical mother. Full Review

At the end of the film's 93 minutes Curry could have invited me to a frog-sexing competition and I'd have happily signed on. Full Review

Marshall Curry's sleek documentary captures the second-hand thrill of watching tweens hurtle at 70 mph around a blacktop, as it follows three potential superkarters over the course of a single season. Full Review