"The Weight of Gold" at least doesn't skimp on its most basic of messages. But by the time it pushes into its messy, often emotional second half, those messages become far less easy to follow. 'The Weight of Gold': TV Review The new HBO documentary on Olympians struggling after the Games has noble intentions, but doesn't have nearly enough time to dig into its very worthy subjects. 'The Weight of Gold' Review: When Dreams Become Burdens HBO's documentary examines the pressures and mental health issues that often affect Olympic athletes. The one area where "The Weight of Gold" falls short, or at least feels incomplete, is the absence of interviews with anyone from the USOC to respond to so many former.

A look at the mental health challenges Olympic athletes often face. He talks in HBO's new documentary about elite athletes, "The Weight Of Gold." The show indicts a public that overlooks athletes' internal struggles. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans has a review.

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Michael Phelps narrates and executive produces 'The Weight of Gold,' HBO's documentary about mental-health struggles of Olympians. The movie was pretty funny in that the premise was a bunch of entitled athletes who tried to make themselves look sympathetic, but really made themselves look pretty terrible by simply making consistently poor decisions. The narration is terrible, the production is terrible, and we had to pause it several times because we. Worth its weight in gold Gold Story. Review: The pressure of being an Olympic athlete can kill in 'The Weight of Gold' G. John Serba is a freelance writer and film critic based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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No chemistry between the leads in Gold Digger Gold Digger review: The taboo-busting age gap relationship is not believable. In the documentary "The Weight of Gold," Phelps presents a stark picture of the mental wear and tear Olympians endure. A lot of work clearly went into scanning a dog from every angle, and getting the muscles, fur, weight, and shape to look real. The Weight of Gold examines mental health issues of Olympic athletes.