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Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson reflects on his tumultuous life both in and out of the ring. Filmmaker James Toback offers up a complex portrait of the man, as the pair discuss Tyson's time in juvenile detention, his relationship with mentor Cus D'Amato, his boxing career and the rape charge that landed him in prison.
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Mike Tyson -- he never gets boring, huh?
These days, it's hard to tell whether people are still intrigued by him because he's a sports icon or because he's a self-destructive, headline-launching lightning rod for scandal and controversy. Either way, he always ends up in the public eye. He even shows up on rare occasions to make fun of himself, as evidenced by his self-mocking, already hyped cameo in "The Hangover," also coming out today. (Full review)
"Tyson" is not a conventional film biography. There is no variety of viewpoints, no back and forth about episodes in his life, and, except for interview footage from the past, no other voices heard. (Full review)