WINNING WAS IN HIS BLOOD.

The Armstrong Lie (2013) was a fascinating documentary that did something original; this biographical drama is disappointingly by-the-numbers. Not only is the story of how cyclist Lance Armstrong kept winning the Tour de France by being part of an advanced doping program unnecessarily rushed, making it hard for us to relate to any character (even the guy who’s supposed to be a hero, David Walsh). But Ben Foster’s dedicated performance is also compromised by too many scenes where Armstrong comes across like some bad guy in a cheap thriller.

2015-Britain-France. 103 min. Color. Widescreen. Directed by Stephen Frears. Screenplay: John Hodges. Book: David Walsh (“Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong”). Music: Alex Heffes. Cast: Ben Foster (Lance Armstrong), Chris O’Dowd (David Walsh), Guillaume Canet (Michele Ferrari), Jesse Plemons, Lee Pace, Denis Menochet… Dustin Hoffman.

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