SparkMore n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Janae Milner Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

Roy Hart If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

SnoopyStyle Steve Prefontaine (Billy Crudup) gains success as a high school cross country runner in Oregon. He obsessively trains and is the best around. Roscoe Devine (Matthew Lillard) and Kenny Moore (Billy Burke) become his running mates. He gets into University of Oregon coached by Bill Bowerman (Donald Sutherland) and Bill Dellinger (Dean Norris). They would even make their own running shoes. Steve has plenty of female admirers and starts dating Mary Marckx (Monica Potter). Frank Shorter (Jeremy Sisto) is a rival and later training partner. This is a solid biopic with good performances. The races are well-filmed. It's a fascinating driven life. The most interesting for me is Bowerman making the shoes at home. I would have loved to have Phil Knight in this somewhere. Although I'm sure he would have sued the filmmakers to kingdom hell. Overall, this does the biopic genre well.

eddiez61 Knowing exactly when you're gonna die, as Edward Bloom realizes in Tim Burton's Big Fish (2003), can give you courage and strength to endure everything else in your life. Nothing you encounter then seems as awful or impossible. But most people live their lives as though they believe they're going to live forever. Pre must have had a premonition of his early demise as he lived every day as though it were his last. He refused to "pace" himself as his wise coach Bill Bowerman attempted to advise him and as all us mere mortals must do if we hope to make the "finish line." Though Pre was not limited by conventional concerns or constraints as an athlete, he did have definite obstacles to overcome as a person. These seemingly negligible human concerns can sometimes trip up and cripple even the most gifted athletes, and Pre is almost undone by his own negligent hubris. But, as if on a divine mission, he heroically persisted in his own unique quest for excellence, for immortality.Thanks in no small part to this fine film, Pre may in fact succeed at his lofty goal of immortality, as anyone who has had the good fortune to experience Without Limits will never forget it. While it excels as a fairly accurate portrait of a truly remarkable individual, it absolutely soars as a tribute to that indomitable spirit that moves men to greatness. Robert Towne has captured the essence of the mystery of our competitive natures, of how it's more than just about winning, or being the best, or being known for it. There's still something else undefinable that drives athletes, that eludes description, just beyond the grasp, but of which we all somehow have intimate knowledge. This is Without Limits' most admirable attribute; it's subtle and graceful exploration of the human soul. People oblivious to this aspect of Towne's creation will likely find the film to be only average or even dull. That's their loss.Billy Crudup inhabits the role of Steve Prefontaine so effortlessly, and is so physically similar that it's still jarring for me to see actual footage of Pre; the two are indiscernible. Donald Southerland as the curiously mannered coach is a delight, so relaxed yet commanding. Monica Potter is very attractive and alluring as Steve's main squeeze. That Pre would die at 24 in a car crash is almost fitting for someone who lived life so fully, so intensely. But he wasn't reckless, he wasn't self destructive, and that's why his death is all that more tragic. There are so many people that had it all and threw it away out of pride, ignorance, fear, or weakness, but Pre seemed to have conquered his demons and was well on the right track to a life of genuine meaning and joy when he was suddenly cut down in his prime. It's a tragedy of epic proportions, the stuff of legends.

max meiler I wish I knew more about Pre's background. As it stands, it doesn't seem there was much to his character other than sleeping with girls and running.I personally thought this movie would have had integrity and strength throughout from beginning to end. Sports films show the battles young people have to face to live up to not only others expectations of them but their own expectations of themselves. Some tasks are harder than others and its normally because either you don't feel your good enough or you don't feel others see you as good enough. If you give up you never find out if you really did have it in you to succeed. This movie did a good job of representing that. The runners in the movie were excellent, the acting was top notch. The fact that they did film the movie in Oregon and still made it into a wonderful experience is amazing. I would love to see more movies just like this to show to my own kids. It shows them to never give up on your dreams. That is why I like this movie despite the backstory flaws.

Travis_Bickle01 Good sports drama about the life of runner Steve Prefontaine with Billy Crudup in the leading role. Crudup ("Almost Famous", "Sleepers",...) gives an excellent performance as usual. Donald Sutherland, who plays Prefontaine's coach is also very enjoyable. We also see Monica Potter ("Con Air", "Along came a spider"). A year earlier, in 1997 there was also a movie about Steve Prefontaine, called "Prefontaine" with Jared Leto ("Requiem for a Dream") in the leading role, but I can't compare both movies because I haven't seen "Prefontaine"."Without Limits" is nothing extraordinary but it is very enjoyable. It isn't about Prefontaine's whole life, it focuses on the period of his career as a runner. The actors give also very nice performances. You should certainly see this movie when it's on TV, he definitely worth it.8/10