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15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonFor any of you who've ever daydreamed of playing hoops with Jordan, Michael Jordan to the Max is almost certainly the closest you'll ever get.
- 88New York PostHannah BrownNew York PostHannah BrownJust as spectacular as seeing the view from Everest or other natural wonders caught by the IMAX technology.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasMade with such verve and clarity that you don't have to be a basketball fan to enjoy it.
- 75Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanIt's hardly a balanced biography: There's no mention of Jordan's gambling problems or connections with Nike, whose factories overseas were criticized for underpaying workers and treating them badly.
- 75Miami HeraldCharles SavageMiami HeraldCharles SavageWhat makes this documentary worth seeing is the sensational courtside footage taken with IMAX cameras, which bring a whole new way of seeing the game to fans who don't get to sit in Jack Nicholson's section.
- 70TimeRichard CorlissTimeRichard CorlissAn adoring tone and the familiar slo-mo, wide-angle baskebatics.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanA highly conventional 2-D infomercial.
- 63New York Daily NewsNew York Daily NewsWe get zilch on what kind of human being he is.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleMonotonous.
- 40VarietyRobert KoehlerVarietyRobert KoehlerArguably the finest athlete in living memory deserves better than Michael Jordan to the Max, an honorific but unmoving portrait of the Chicago Bulls' No. 23.