Fist 1978

Vincent Canby, New York Times: F.I.S.T. is a big movie that benefits more from the accumulation of small, ordinary detail than from any particular wit or inspiration of vision. It's also played with great conviction by its huge cast. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: F.I.S.T. is to the labor movement in the United States what All the King's Men was to an era in American politics. Read more

Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine: F.I.S.T. stands for nearly 2 1/2 hours of almost unmitigated boredom-a misfired would-be proletarian epic with Sylvester Stallone misplaying the Jimmy Hoffa part with a self-confidence that borders on the sublime. Read more

Time Out: Stallone's performance is a superb blend of stubborn-jawed gravity and ironic hamming. Read more