A good story that surely could have been told better, or at least with more depth, HBO's four-part (each part a half-hour) docuseries The Cost of Winning looks and plays like a Quibi version of Netflix's Last Chance U.
Every segment is too short, too many really interesting questions go unanswered and there's a selectivity to storylines and featured figures that, at times, becomes head-scratching.
But taken entirely in and of itself, The Cost of Winning is a slight but generally satisfying sports doc. It's an entertaining placeholder for those who like this sort of thing and maybe a gateway amuse-bouche for those still skeptical about the bellowing coach/inspirational prospect/die-hard community genre.
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