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Arnold Review: From Gold's Gym To Being The Governator: https://www.slashfilm.com/1302643/arnold-review-netflix/

Bodybuilder, actor, and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger has crammed a whole lot of living into his 75 years on this planet — more living than could possibly be contained in a single documentary. Netflix's "Arnold" tells the story of Schwarzenegger in three hour-long episodes, following his life chronologically and his ascent through three separate careers. The intimate series uses interviews with those close to Arnold, but focuses most on Arnold himself, creating a documentary that feels something like an autobiography. This is Arnold on Arnold, and though it celebrates his successes and tries to paint him in a positive light, the series also doesn't shy away from his failures. Schwarzenegger faces his "f***-ups" head-on and is surprisingly candid; some audiences will find it to be too little, too late, but this reviewer was won over by what seems like a genuine desire for personal accountability. 

Fans looking for deep dives into Schwarzenegger's film career with lots of behind-the-scenes anecdotes might be disappointed by the series, but there are some fun stories about the making of "Twins," "True Lies," and "The Terminator." Instead of focusing on who Schwarzenneger is to the world, the series tries to show us how he has viewed himself through all of these evolutions, for better and worse. In the hands of another director, it might have seemed entirely self-serving and vain, but with Lesley Chilcott's steady hand and Schwarzenegger's own raw earnestness, "Arnold" feels like the closest any of us will ever get to the man without knowing him personally. 

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