by chance i ended up sitting in front of pete mccormack on the greyhound last month. my two year old was busy spitting on him and his partner while playing hide and seek, and they didn't seem to mind in the least. we wound up having a lovely chat, talking about writing and life and a bit about his new documentary, facing ali. it's not just a good documentary, it's a fantastic documentary, so after i finally had a chance to sit down with it i sent pete a note telling him so - rather than write a new review i'll simply paste some of my gushing email here.

your dp did a fantastic job - those tight shots really give the same feeling of being in a fight, where the world disappears except for the person in front of you. beautiful. i always think of color in terms of how delicious it is and your film was damn tasty.

i recall you talking before about george chuvalo's interview, and i now know what you mean. devastating. what a brutal life, but what an incredible guy.

the humanity you brought out of those guys in the interviews was impressive and i can't imagine how the film could have been any better. honestly. i almost wish i had something bad to say about the film just because i always like to give critical (but constructive) feedback to people & their creative projects. but i can't. for what you set out to do it really felt like a perfect film.

i'll stop there, i could go on and on - you've probably heard so much praise for this film so far that you've had sunshine coming out of your mouth for months.