Should you watch Sly?
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Sly
Documentary · 2023
His love of film began as an escape from a rocky childhood. From underdog to Hollywood legend, Sylvester Stallone tells his story in this documentary.
The sides of Sly
- Sylvester Stallone telling his own story
- A rough childhood and a hard father
- Rocky written by an unknown actor
Sly is good for you if…
- you like hearing a movie star tell his life in his own words.
- you like the man behind Rocky and Rambo more than the muscles.
- you want to see how a hard father shaped his films.
Sly is bad for you if…
- you want the fights from his films, not an hour and a half of talking.
- you roll your eyes at an underdog story told by the underdog himself.
About: ambition · fathers · fame
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