SummaryBlink of an Eye is a documentary about Michael Waltrip, his journey to a complex victory, and his star-crossed friendship with the iconic driver, Dale Earnhardt. The story begins when Michael leaves his small Kentucky town to follow in the footsteps of his brother Darrell, to make it as race car driver. Michael gets help from the legendary Richar... Read More
Directed By:Paul Taublieb
Written By:Paul Taublieb
Blink of an Eye
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Sep 5, 2019
60
The interactions between these real-life characters are here recalled with fondness and rue by the surviving participants. Taublieb’s approach is straightforward, but also a little pedestrian.
Sep 4, 2019
60
The picture will naturally hold its biggest appeal for racing buffs but may also prove appealing to nonfans thanks to the moving story at its core.
Sep 4, 2019
60
Waltrip’s earnest and forthright narration lends Blink of an Eye its intimacy and insight.
Sep 7, 2019
50
This movie’s dry, facts-first approach does not have the capacity to pull it off.
Sep 3, 2019
50
That points to the biggest shortcoming of Blink of an Eye. It’s a seriously unchallenging documentary, one that has no contrary voices suggesting why Waltrip never won before Earnhardt took him on (More hard luck? Nobody says so, nobody asks.) and as it lapses into hagiography, borders on “NASCAR Sanctioned” and “Official Myth-Burnishing.”
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Production Company:
- Taublieb Films
Release Date:Sep 6, 2019
Duration:1 h 28 m
Tagline:From Triumph to Tragedy the greatest sports story never told































