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25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranIt's a classic rags-to-riches-to-rage tale about the fatal nexus of celebrity and market forces, a story that is unexpectedly poignant even though it's told to an insistent punk rock beat.
- 80Village VoiceVillage VoiceServes up a gripping look at skate history through an investigation of one of its darker moments.
- 80VarietyScott FoundasVarietyScott FoundasIt's a pungent study of fads, trends and the way everything once genuine ends up being homogenized and exploited beyond recognition by corporate America -- a fine companion piece to Stacy Peralta's "Dogtown and Z-Boys," but with a more raw, punkish aesthetic.
- 75New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardStoked supplies a unique perspective on the hazards of rock-star fame that went with the sport's explosion for a band of rebels who didn't see it coming -- or going.
- 75New York PostMegan LehmannNew York PostMegan LehmannPaints a picture of a young man enamored of his own image. His enormous success turned the ever-cocky Gator egomaniacal -- and abusive.
- 70L.A. WeeklyScott FoundasL.A. WeeklyScott FoundasStickler goes straight to the source, combining terrific archival footage with interviews of Tony Hawk, Stacy Peralta and others who knew Rogowski back in the day.
- 70TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxIt's an old story, but at a time when high-school-aged athletes are wooed away from real-life with staggering, multi-million dollar endorsement deals, it's one that bears repeating.
- 70The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasAn absorbing and meticulous piece of reportage.
- 70The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenA skillfully organized account of Mr. Rogowski's life and of the sport's boom period. But despite the earnest testimony of two former girlfriends, the movie maintains a chilly distance from its subject.
- 67Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle Post-IntelligencerThis limited point of view, while effective in chronicling Gator's rise, is dreadfully inefficient in contextualizing his fall.