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About the Movie
Kate and William Spicer's brother, Tom, has Fragile X Syndrome, the most common form of inherited learning disability. He is also a massive fan of Lars Ulrich from Metallica. They made a promise to Tom that they would get him to meet Lars. Tom's dream is their promise. Together they went on a Mission to Lars.
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
TOMATOMETER
81%- Reviews Counted: 21
- Fresh: 17
- Rotten: 4
- Average Rating: 6.7/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: Documentaries about disabilities don't come any smarter or more touching than "Mission to Lars," a beautiful sibling road trip tale with a heavy-metal flourish.
Fresh: It will not teach you very much about either autism or Metallica, but you will leave the theater smiling.
Rotten: In the particulars of a family quest film, viewers should see the universal. But in William Spicer and James Moore's documentary Mission to Lars, we instead get a whole lot of the specifics.
Fresh: The peripheral interviews with the extended Spicer family are as compelling as the central quest; this is a film with rare honesty and nuance in a field that frequently feels queasy.
Customer Reviews
Mission Success!
A great journey!
Truly Inspiring
Brilliant Doc which was made even better by having Metallica and Lars Ulrich in it...
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