McConkey

Netflix streaming. They predicted it at 4.9 for me, with the general audience at 4.2. While it’s not normally what I would give 5 stars for, in this case I gave it five stars for the story and the man and not so much for the movie-making, which I felt was better in, say, The Crash Reel (see review several posts below).

McConkey movie poster

This guy was amazing, a really unique person. I had read previously that his Mom said that she guessed that he had gotten over his fear of heights, but he said he hadn’t, and that was what made it fun. In the movie he mentioned, after landing yet another spectacular stunt, that he was still shaking. He had incredible courage to keep doing it. His wife’s comment, that making him stop would be like caging an eagle, was an eloquent way to describe his spirit. And his gift.

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