Lance

Single minded , arrogant and selfish !! Along with a talent . Problem is that only winning mattered and winning anyway possible!! It's always the others not me attitude!! It's a very interesting film but it's the same as all these type of people. It's a shame because he was a fantastic talent and didn't see that as enough! Not sure if there was much point to this film ! You do hope that he can put his demons to rest !!

I suspect that Armstrong hoped that this video would help rehabilitate his reputation, but his performance does him no favors. His petulance and self-absorption are on full display. With his deep pockets and his ready access to media, Armstrong tried to ruin the lives of people who he knew were telling the truth; yet he is more concerned in this video with what he imagines to be the world's unfair treatment of him.

"Lance" (2020 release in 2 parts; 205 min.) is a TV documentary about the life and times of Lance Armstrong. As the movie opens, Lance addresses the camera and says "I'm going to tell you my truth". The first question from the director to Lance: "When was the first time you dope?", which seems to take Armstrong by surprise ("so this is how it's going to go, huh?" Armstrong eventually responds it was at age 21). We then go back in time to Lance's upbringing in Plano, TX, and how at age 15 he became a break-out star in triathlon. At this point we are less than 15 min. into the documentary...

Couple of comments: this film is directed by Marina Zenovich, the award-winning documentarian whose previous work includes "Robin WIlliam: Come Inside My Mind" and "Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired", just to name those. Here she is granted "all access" to the Lance Armstrong of today, with Lance being forthright to the best of his ability and memory as to what all transpired in his cycling career and beyond. The first part of the documentary takes us through 1999 and includes of course Lance's battle with testicular cancer and his eventual return to cycling while also presiding over the Live Strong non-profit. The second part of the documentary focuses almost exclusively on Lance's fall from grace. If you are a cyclist fan, beware that some, but not a great amount, attention is given to his cycling achievements. You may recall that in 2013, Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney released the documentary "The Armstrong Lie", in the wake of Lance's confession of it all to Oprah Winfrey. So the question is what does "Lance" bring to the table that "The Armstrong Lie" didn't? To be honest, not a great deal. No new revelations of any kind. Yes, Lance is more remorseful than in 2013, but equally more cocky than ever before. Not sure if this documentary will change anyone's mind about Lance the person and/or Lance the cyclist.

"Lance" premiered at this year's Sundance film festival to good acclaim and recently aired on ESPN in its ongoing 30 For 30 series. I quite enjoyed watching this, although it lacks of course the element of shock and dismay when all of this unfolded in 2012013 culminating in the infamous Oprah interview. Still, if you are a fan of cycling and/or of Lance, I'd readily suggest you check this out and draw your own conclusion...

Jeez what a resentful odious creature. The fire in his belly is slowly consuming him. I am so glad he found sports instead of killing small animals as a child, or the world might have had to endure a completely different type of suffering. 10 years later, and a world set on fire since the last set if epics on all if Armstrong's transgressions, and this presents with a littke distance perhaps a more complex portrait of personal ambition in a sport that only seemed to catch on as a result of Lemond and then Armstrong. The most interesting quote in this two parter comes from a former team manager who when talking about Americans involvement in cycling that American sports are Football and Basketball, Anericans that go into cycling don't fit in(as in they are oddballs in their own culture). And yet Armstrong did nothing if not adapt an American competitive approach-win at all costs whether or not you destroy that which you set out to conquer. The family annihilator model of if I can't have it, I will amke damn sure no one else can.

Well anyway, Lance has been to therapy, seen the effects of his consequences meted out on his family, gotten the best coaching, legal and business advice power and influence and money can buy, and he's still desperate to settle scores, although he was nice enough to apologize to Emma the Soignier. It'll be fun in a new way to hear Christian V comment occasionally about Armstrong's alt Tour de France exploits during NBC's race broadcast.

You have to watch this , to actually see for yourself , how shocking this story is! Lance Armstrong abuses his healing from cancer and all his charitas to justify a life full of cheating, lying and using doping, destroying other peoples life's along the way but most of all ruining 7 Tour de France years long the cycling sport. Destroying also the chances to win this race for the few ounces that want to do it clean....And it makes you realise that it hasn't stopped after that . Landis admits in this programme that he won the Tour on doping as well.... and there was Ullrich...and how many did the same the following years... And today..?! Shocking!