Schwarzenegger isn't merely its subject-he's its star, and his beaming, witty, charismatic presence in the film is among the most ingratiating performances of the time.

| May 30, 2018

When documentary buffs insist filmic truth is better than fiction, they'll cite this absorbing look at bodybuilding.

| May 30, 2018

[Schwarzenegger] carries that phenomenal physique so nonchalantly that one can't help feeling charmed and reassured.

| Apr 30, 2018

A very good film, beautifully shot and edited, intelligently structured and -- to risk what will surely seem at first a highly inappropriate term -- charming.

| Aug 3, 2008

Fascinating stuff when viewed in the context of Arnie's now notorious political career.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 14, 2007

The most fascinating aspect of this film is the dedicated training that turns average-built young men (frequently they refer to themselves as weaklings in their early youth) into superbly-created physical edifices.

| Mar 14, 2007

The movie is a very shrewd mixture of documentary and realistic fiction, put together with both eyes and ears on entertainment value.

| Jun 24, 2006

An interesting, rather slick and excessively long documentary about the small but intensely competitive world of body-building.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 9, 2005

A rather amateurish, rough-around-the-edges affair.

| Original Score: C | May 4, 2005