Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Deanna There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Cheryl A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

dmitrylitvinovsky I gave this 8/10 because it's a pretty simple, straightforward documentary and there isn't much "drama" in it i would say. With that being said, i personally don't care much about the drama when it comes to documentaries, and am more interested in the truth. The simple truth. And thankfully that is exactly what you get from the legendary Mike Tyson.Mike Tyson is so honest in this documentary that it is impossible, at least for me, to pass any judgment on him, or his life. One must be pretty sightless to not see that. He generously shares his innermost fears, desires, demons and what not, which is not an easy thing to do, and i believe every word he says.Mike Tyson is an animal shaped human. He accepts who he is. As a child going into adulthood he obviously was some sort of a beast out of a cage that trapped him for years, add to that the profession of boxing he was going into, now that's not a simple place to be for a teen giving his background of zero education. He's not trying to be the nicest, nor be loved by everyone. He's just trying to do the best he can and learn as much as he can. HE IS HONEST about who he is. And that's the whole point about my review. I can appreciate that honesty, maybe that's because i too have zero tolerance for BS.Mike Tyson is not perfect, he's just an honest human being dealing with life.

richieandsam TYSON THE MOVIEOK, so this is more of a documentary than a movie, but it was still released in the cinemas and it is called Tyson the Movie, so I thought I would review it.This is a documentary about the legendary former heavyweight boxing champion, Iron Mike Tyson.Mike Tyson has has a very interesting life. He isn't really a nice person as we have seen during various moments in his public life. There are times when he comes across as a nice guy, but there are a lot of times where he is just scary. The man is a huge powerhouse which a crazy amount of strength. I would not like to get on the wrong side of this guy. But his boxing career is nothing to be sniffed at. He is and always will be a legend in his chosen occupation.This film interviews Mike about his life and career. He talks about all the highs and lows of what he has been through. Yes he has had a rough life. He was always in the spotlight in and out of the ring. The film was shot quite well, he covers everything that would want to hear him talk about, from his boxing life, his rape trial, the infamous bite to when he retired altogether. It is very interesting to hear his side of things, but with all stories, there are obviously 2 sides and this only tells his side of things.Mike was an unbelievable boxer that I loved to watch and still love to go back and watch again and again. He was mesmerizing with the power and skill he had... he knocked out some of the best boxers in the world within a couple of rounds. It is very rare to have a talent like that in any sport.His personal life is not really any of our business, but when he got convicted of rape I was shocked. There is no excuse for what he did, even though he still denies it to this day. But Mike has done his time and it is time everyone just let it lie and stop mentioning it to him or anyone else. I saw on live TV the other day someone mentioned it to him and he started swearing at the interviewer. I am so glad I was no the guy interviewing him then.I really enjoyed hearing his stories of his arguments with Don King and various other people when he was young. He tells a great story and as far as I can see doesn't hold back.The only thing I can say that I thought ruined this film a little bit was it felt rushed a lot of the time. There was not a lot of time on any subject of his life. The stories were good but very brief and I would have liked Mike to go into more detail about some of adventures in his life.This is very entertaining and if you are a boxing fan, this is a must watch. Mike comes across as sometimes mad, but I think he is just misunderstood and if you sit down and try and connect with him I think everyone would understand him a lot more... if he lets you.I will give this 7 out of 10."In a fight, in the streets, not like the ring, it has to be almost to the death because you never know. If you don't knock them out cold or you don't him half to death, he'll go home and come back with a gun or come back with a friend with a gun, or gang of people. Normally a fight on the street is deadly"For more reviews, please like my Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ordinary-Person-Movie- Reviews/456572047728204?ref=hl

frncsbrennan I am a boxing fan, and I watched many of the fights in this documentary when they occurred. I was initially a fan of Tyson, as he knocked out 20 opponents in a row to start his career, and knocked out poor Marvis Frazier in less than 30 seconds. But, by the time he fought Buster Douglas in Japan, after all the years of his trash talking, I disliked him and cheered and jumped for joy when Douglas knocked Tyson senseless. From then on, I was always glad to see Tyson take a beating. But, after watching this, I have begun to feel less animosity toward him. He had a very hard life; and he himself admitted he did most of the things he did out of fear and insecurity. I can understand now why he bit Holyfields ear, but I still can never condone it in a boxing ring. I still think he should never have been allowed between the ropes again after doing such a thing. I watched his last fight with McBride, and he was gracious in defeat, admitting he had no stomach for fighting anymore. He's left boxing for good, and he even seems a little happier nowadays.

sol1218 In depth and eye opening documentary of former World Heavyweight Champion Iron Mike Tyson who tells it like it is, or was, about his wild and violent life in and out of the boxing ring.In a soft and almost angelic-like voice Tyson describes his turbulent life that brought him to heights that he never dreamed of ever attaining and depths which most men would have never been able to recovered from. Growing up on the mean streets of Brownsville Brooklyn Mike a shy and quiet kid had to learn to use his fists at a very young age in order to survive. For a while Mike was headed for the state penitentiary and a life behind bars or, like most young men like himself in the Brooklyn Ghetto, an early grave before he reached his 30th birthday.As things turned out fate had different plans in store for young Mike and that came in the person of wise old old Cus D'Amato who took Mike under his wing and instilled both respect and discipline into him. This was to later help overcame Mike's deep inferiority complex in him feeling that he'll never amount to anything positive in life. Cus a boxing trainer who had guided Floyd Patterson to became the youngest Heavyweight Champion in the history of professional boxing was going to do the same for Mike. But in the end it was Mike who was going to have to take as well as throw all the punches to archive that lofty goal!On the evening of November 22, 1986 Mike Tyson made history by becoming the youngest Heavyweight Champ, at age 20, in history by knocking out Trevor Berbick in the 2nd round of their title fight in Las Vegas Navada. The only thing missing for Mike was that the person most responsible for making all that possible Cus D'Amato wasn't there to see it happen ; Gus died at age 77 the previous year. Tyson turned out to be a fighting champ ducking no one and defended his title 10 times over the next 3 1/2 years. In what was to be the fight of the century, in Las Vegas on June 28, 1988, Tyson annihilated the former and undefeated world Heavyweight Champ Michael Spinks-to reunite the title-in less then two minutes of the first round! Not only did a fired up Tyson knock Spinks, who's never been knocked off his feet before, out cold but did it with a combination of bone crunching body, not head, shots!It was after the Spinx fight that Tyson's invincibility in the ring started to came apart at the seams. Dropping those who, trainer and adviser Rooney & Jacobs, guided him to the Heavyweight title Mike got in with blood-sucking manipulators like boxing promoter Don King who not only ended bleeding Mike dry of almost all his, estimated to be over 300 million dollars, purse money but drastically cut back on his rigorous training schedule substituting it with all night parties and non stop sexual escapades! It didn't take long for Mike to lose his boxing ability and that all came to the surface on February 11, 1990 at the Tokyo Dome when he was knocked out, in the 10th round, by journeyman boxer Buster Douglas losing the Heavyweight title at the ripe old age of 23.Being very philosophical about himself, during the hour and a half interview, and what he went through in life Tyson only lost his cool twice when discussing his relationship with promoter Don King whom he decked, in front of a number of eye witnesses, in public and beauty pageant contestant Desiree Washington. It was Desiree who claimed, which Tyson strongly denies, that Tyson raped her in his hotel room which ended his quest to regain the Heavyweght title. Being convicted of rape in early 1992 put Tyson's boxing career on hold with him serving three years behind bars for it. Out of prison in 1995 and more then ready to rumble Tyson ran up a string of knock-out victories that landed him a shot at his former Heavyweight Title against the reining Champ Evander Holyfield in Las Vegas on November 9, 1996. Tyson taking command early in the fight soon became frustrated when a plucky Holyfield refused to be intimidated by him and stood toe to toe with Tyson for the first five rounds of the champion fight. Holyfield not backing away but mixing it up with Tyson held his ground until he found an opening in the sixth round catching Tyson with a left-hook to the body dropping him flat on his back! Unable to defend himself against Holyfield's brutal non-stop barrage the fight was stopped early in the 11th round with Tyson barley conscious in the fact that he lost the fight! The rematch with Holyfield next June 28, 1997 had a desperate Tyson try to cannibalize his way to the title by almost biting off, a shocked and outraged, Holyfield's right ear! Disqualified by the referee for un-sportsmen like conduct Tyson who seemed not to give a sh*t about what people think of him was never able to came close to being the same destructive and unbeatable boxer, that he once used to be, again!Tyson now retired and happily married with six children has finally found peace in his very troubled and violent life with his converting to Islam being the main reason for it. Recovering from a serious drug addiction, while the movie was being filmed, Tyson has now become both older and wiser in his seeing what a mess he made of himself and is now doing everything to help correct it! With him putting the same dedication and determination into straighting himself out like he did in getting to the top in the boxing world that unattainable goal, for most people, should be nothing but a piece of cake for Iron Mike Tyson.