Blink of an Eye

Name: Blink of an Eye
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2019-09-06
Rating: 7.2

From Triumph to Tragedy: The Greatest Sports Story Never Told

Documentary1h 28m

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75%

Tomatometer

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89%

Popcornmeter

7.2

TMDB

Storyline

Based on his book, Michael Waltrip recounts the 2001 Daytona 500 and the lighting-fast transition from elation to mourning - as he took the checkered flag to win while Dale Earnhardt, his friend and team owner, crashed in Turn 4 behind him. Earnhardt's death and the events of the race had a profound effect on Waltrip, shown in this documentary.

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Details

DirectorPaul Taublieb

ReleasedSep 6, 2019

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$201.9K

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNot rated

Reviews

6 reviews · 5 critics

3 fresh · 2 rotten

Nick Allen

RTRogerEbert.comSep 6, 2019

As a feature-length rumination on such a devastating sports tragedy, the themes of hope, loss, family, and friendship are all there under the headline, but Blink of an Eye is too narrow to explore them.

Glenn Kenny

RTNew York TimesSep 5, 2019

Taublieb's approach is straightforward, but also a little pedestrian.

Michael Rechtshaffen

RTLos Angeles TimesSep 4, 2019

A solidly assembled documentary portrait by sports filmmaker Paul Taublieb.

Sarah Cartland

RTCaution SpoilersSep 15, 2019

Waltrip is warmly engaging though we only scratch the surface of what caused his losing streak, and the accident's aftermath. The most candid interviewees stand out: straight-talking publicist Brooke Hondros, Dale Earnhardt Jnr, Waltrip's ex-wife Buffy.