Favre 4 Ever

NFL great Brett Favre—an eight-time Pro Bowl quarterback and the league's only three-time MVP—is profiled in Favre 4 Ever, an hour-long documentary narrated by Billy Bob Thornton that combines filmed interviews with electrifying game footage to offer an in-depth look at the beloved quarterback, who overcame numerous personal and professional obstacles to earn his well-deserved place in the sport's record books. Viewers will learn that Favre survived a near-fatal car accident, suffered through a dismal rookie season, fought an addiction to painkillers, and holds the record for most consecutive starts of any NFL quarterback, as well as revisit his deeply moving on-field performance just 24 hours after his father's death, when Favre's Green Bay Packers defeated the Oakland Raiders 41-7. Favre's life is the stuff of great Hollywood biopics, but until some producer wises up to that fact, his fans can content themselves with this truly engrossing profile. DVD extras include a trio of brief featurettes on Favre being interviewed by a young fan, wired for sound during a game, and playing golf. Recommended. Aud: P. (E. Hulse)