Too many fans seem to be blown away

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

.Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

The entire film is gripping, giving the audience no-holds-barred access to the biggest sporting controversy of the century, as well as pulling back the newly re-erected iron curtain ever so slightly to see the inner workings of the Kremlin.Documentary exposes an uncomfortable truth that should call into question the whole purpose of watching the games anymore, when this awful disregard for ethics can find such an easy way in and become endemic to the whole thing.

The movie is pure propaganda trying to defame Russian athletes. They try hard to make doping a synonym of Russian athletes. Throughout the movie you will see the film makers trying to associate everything with the 'bogeyman' Putin. This movie is the peak of bias & partial film making as it solely focusses on Russia, they show how Chinese steroids were mostly sold in US & Europe but never conduct any interviews with US dope fiends like Tyson Gay, Asafa Powell, Lance Armstrong or Serena Williams. Serena's doping results were leaked by some hackers which resulted in US pressuring doping agency to give a weak excuse that the banned performance enhancing substance used by Serena was for "medical" purposes. If you have money you could get whatever you want, US has proven that. Americans could justify killing millions in wars, doping atheletes of US, sexual exploitation of third world population by their "Human Rights Officers"...

Just one more piece of anti Russian propaganda, justifying the western politicization of the Olympics, just as the west politicized the Olympics the last time they ramped up the cold war in the '80's. And will do their best to do during the coming World Cup.Of course the directors other movie is called "Jewtopia". lol. And he is doing his bit achieve this for the tribe by making war on their present target, Russia.

Well this is two hours of my life I will not get back. Also, another 15 minutes I will not get back after writing this review to warn other unsuspecting docuphiles out there. This is a terrible, bumbling, mess of a documentary. Every Doc has a bias and some are better at hiding those biases than others. Icarus charges ahead, intelligence left behind in the dust. The film NEVER mounts an argument or even attempts to show the bigger picture. Russia is bad. The USA stops bad. End of Doc. The irony is completely lost on them just how many times U.S athletes have been found guilty of doping. Lance Armstrong is mentioned in passing, seriously. Watch another film an save your brain cells. DO NOT WATCH!