instructive, insightful and inspiring, Maiden is a rousingly riveting record of a remarkable accomplishment that says as much about British bloody-mindedness as it does about feminist fortitude and underdog pluck
an all-women crew's entry in a fabled around-the-world yacht race gets a lively retelling in this exciting, inspiring documentary; Alex Holmes' documentary has more than enough human interest to grip viewers with no prior interest in sailing
a rousing, real-life, feminist adventure tale; Alex Holmes' rousing documentary, which flips gracefully between past and present as it turns a decades-old yachting race into an inspiring feminist adventure
