This lively and at times moving film explains, eloquently, why Hawk has endured in popular culture — and why he can’t stop risking his bones to master the maneuvers few can do.

Jones film has a reverence for Hawk but does not let that turn his piece into hagiography.

He transforms from an amateur skater to a cultural icon and then to something even bigger: a man who can be proud of the ways he’s grown and matured for his family.

Until the Wheels Fall Off ultimately suggests that Hawk might only find fulfillment and inner peace when hes skateboarding, but if thats the case he isnt saying either way.