Hall of Shame

As a sports fan, I was interested in the subject matter regarding Balco and especially in the Barry Bonds part of the story. Unfortunately, Bonds refused all interview requests for the film.

Instead, We get endless interviews with Victor Conte, an obvious conman who originally founded a nutritional supplement company with legal products such as zinc and magnesium to increase athletic performance.

Conte heard of athletes using human growth hormones and invented a substance called "the clear" which could not be detected with standard drug doping tests.

Conte claims that he never gave Bonds steroids but only legal products. Marion Jones was stripped of her Olympic gold medals and spent some time im prison. Victor served a short term at afederal prison and life has turned out well for him.

The only likeable person is Tim Montgomery who at least shows some remorse for his actions.

The IRS "agent with a gun" actually staked out the Balco garbage dumpster in order to obtain evidence in the case. In the end, it all turned out to be a waste of time and money. Our criminal justice system is a joke.