The film celebrates the unrecognized willpower and perseverance that undergirds low-wage service work in this country.
Criterion showcases Linklater’s longitudinal masterwork with a gorgeous HD transfer and an entire second Blu-ray’s worth of supplements.
It seizes upon physical training as a resonant metaphor for the work and risk that are inherent in cultivating interpersonal connections.
The Maysles and the Beales are culpable in giving the film its goon-show edge, which undoubtedly accounts for its pull on some audiences.