Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals

I'm not sure this technically counts as a film. It's a 90 minute documentary on television. But I wanted to see it and Liev Schreiber narrates it. Oh, that's right... Liev Schreiber narrates EVERY documentary. It's an interesting picture. Magic and Larry both seem to open up about the dynamic of their relationship. Truth be told, I didn't realize how complex it was on a personal level. That stuff was really interesting. There are several moments where the film delves into the actual games they played. Particularly gripping was a sequence about the first time they met in the Finals of the NBA. However, more often than not I found that they would start talking about something like that, which was interesting, to repeat so generic statement about their relationship. They also glossed over the Red Auerbach/Larry Bird rule section, which I think is a big part of the story. And while they referenced the Black & White part of the rivalry, that also felt like they didn't go as deep as they could have. Still, these are minor grumbles about a comprehensive and compelling documentary. Sequences about their meeting in the NCAA Final and Magic's announcement of testing HIV Positive were, for example, extremely well-done.