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Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press: None of this is treated as anything but what it is: trying to get the most out of life by --- to paraphrase the famous Warren Zevon hockey tribute -- getting the ball, keeping it and trying to hurt somebody. Read more
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: Henry Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro ... pack an amazing amount of storytelling into these 86 minutes, alternating between several distinct narrative threads to create a documentary as engrossing as any fictional movie. Read more
Robert K. Elder, Chicago Tribune: Murderball has all the ingredients of a powerful sports documentary: magnetic characters, triumph over adversity and bone-crunching action shots. Read more
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader: An honest, down-to-earth account of how life goes on for people with disabilities. Read more
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: Ultimately, the film is an affectionately manly tribute to these athletes, for whom every game -- and every day -- is a triumph. Read more
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: Brilliant filmmaking. Each of the stories, very interesting Read more
Bob Longino, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Their game is ugly, raucously verbal, overtly physical and, as displayed in Murderball's rapid-pace editing, a heck of a lot of fun to watch. Read more
Tasha Robinson, AV Club: Few sports movies with a premise this powerful ever bother to dig this deep. Read more
Bill Muller, Arizona Republic: [Rubin and Shapiro] were good enough to recognize wheelchair rugby as a prime documentary topic and lucky enough to uncover a collection of human stories that makes Murderball more than just another sports movie. Read more
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: Tough, terse, funny, ribald, and heartbreaking. Read more
Kevin Crust, Los Angeles Times: Rubin and Shapiro have crafted the best of this year's sports films -- fiction or documentary. Read more
Michael Booth, Denver Post: Wheels us through an emotional obstacle course so rigorous and satisfying you'll be gulping for air by the end. Read more
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: The filmmaking is as strong as the subject matter, with an elegant structure. And that's something that can't be said of every entry in this nonfiction boom. Read more
Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News: This is a tremendously life-affirming film that will be remembered as one of the year's best. Read more
Scott Foundas, L.A. Weekly: A great sports drama first and a heart-wrenching triumph-over-adversity weepie almost never. Read more
Gene Seymour, Newsday: You're roused from your seats by men who aren't able to get up from theirs. How cool is that? Read more
Lisa Rose, Newark Star-Ledger: Even though Murderball founders in the sports department, it's a champ as a character-driven piece of entertainment. Read more
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News: When it comes to sports movies, there's nothing like the real thing, and there's never been anything quite as real as the documentary Murderball. Read more
Stephen Holden, New York Times: ... gripping sports documentary ... Read more
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: This offbeat documentary is inspiring and jaw-droppingly original. Read more
James Berardinelli, ReelViews: The emotional resonance that results from the focus on several unique individuals is what makes this a worthwhile viewing experience. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: To consider the bleak months and sleepless nights when these men first confronted the reality of their injuries, and now to see them in the full force of athletic exuberance, is to learn something valuable about the human will. Read more
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com: The personal and athletic dramas surrounding the team are sufficiently absorbing that you relate to Soares, Zupan and the film's other characters principally as charismatic, driven and often pigheaded guys locked in ruthless competition. Read more
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle: In less than an hour and a half, the athletes profiled in the documentary will frustrate you, amaze you, make you laugh and make you cry -- but you'll never feel sorry for them. Read more
Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune: While the game itself is enough to hold viewers' interest, the filmmakers go much further. They delve into the psyche of the players. Read more
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail: Entertaining jock-umentary. Read more
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star: Murderball's most impressive blow is the one it strikes against feel-good stereotypes. Read more
Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine: Murderball is no Rocky-esque hymn to the human spirit. It's more like a prison movie... Read more
Dave Calhoun, Time Out: What emerges is more interesting, thankfully, than a linear offering of sporting triumph in the face of adversity. Read more
Claudia Puig, USA Today: Murderball brilliantly captures the intensity of the little-known athletic competition, offering more intimacy and drama than most Hollywood sports movies. Read more
Robert Koehler, Variety: A blast and a half -- as entertaining as mainstream American docus get. Read more
Mark Holcomb, Village Voice: What keeps Murderball from devolving into redemptive drivel is its insistence on treating the players it profiles as jocks first and disabled men second. Read more
Desson Thomson, Washington Post: One of the most powerful films of the year. Read more
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post: It's the best sports documentary since Hoop Dreams, a great piece of work. Read more