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Charlie Hustle & the Matter of Pete Rose2024

6.7/10
A polarizing athlete’s plea to be recognized goes wrong in this uneven documentary about his life

Fans will love diving into this four-part documentary about former Major League Baseball player Pete Ross, especially since Rose dictates how the series goes. Director Mark Monroe gives Rose plenty of space to wax poetic about his dismissal from the MLB after a major gambling scandal and offers very few opposing voices to make this doc truly objective. It also has no business being this long; much of the documentary consists of a standard lookback into his career and recycled accounts of the scandal, which could be condensed into a half-hour. Rose is most interesting as his present, 83-year-old self: a fascinating if entitled character who believes deep down he’s done nothing wrong.

Synopsis

A retrospective journey, spanning more than 60 years, to tell the story of Pete Rose, baseball's all-time hits leader whose on-field achievements and off-field transgressions have made him one of the most polarizing figures in all of sports.

Storyline

Chronicles the impressive rise and scandalous fall of baseball legend Pete Ross, and follows him as he petitions to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

TLDR

For our sake and Rose’s, this really didn’t have to be four hours long.

What stands out

The near-unwatchable parts of the documentary where Rose if not ambiguously denies then defends his reprimandable actions.

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