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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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One approaches "Tyson" in a protective crouch. How can a documentary about former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson hope to square the ugly paradoxes of the man – the achievements in sports and the conviction for rape, the fame embraced and the ear bitten off? Bad karma is written on his face like those Maori warrior tattoos. (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)