Sly

Sly has always been that action hero for the slightly older kids. It took me a while to really get into his movies. It wasn’t as easy as falling in love with Van Damme’s spinning kick or laughing at Arnold's self-parody in movies like Red Heat or True Lies. Sly’s characters were either super tough (Rambo) or very dramatic (Rocky), so it took some time for me to appreciate them. You didn't get much humor with him. This documentary reflects that — it's more serious and less funny than you might expect. Sly is a serious guy who values every day of his life, and seeing his story through this documentary was both fascinating and unique. (2023-11-06)

Sly talks about surviving and life, even if it's really bad. That's nothing new, he already did it in Rocky and Rambo, but here it's given context by his friends, family and a few others. The documentary is not lacking in interesting facts that some people know and some don't. I didn't know that the final monologue from the first Rambo – "Where the fuck are my feet?" – was written by Stallone. It's stilted and avoids major controversial topics, but it packs a punch and moves along quickly. A documentary full of doubt, even philosophising. It even has minor plot arcs like forgiving his father and moving out of the house. It was very good to watch. (2024-04-13)