Arguably one of the greatest athletes of all time, the Chicago Bulls' Michael Jordan gets the big, big screen treatment in Michael Jordan to the Max, a wonderfully inspirational Imax documentary that chronicles the fabled NBA great.

Truth be told, this film doesn't exactly tell us anything that we don't already know about Jordan, but it does use its big screen dynamics to full effect.

To the Max traces Jordan's career from the beginning, to his short stint with major league baseball (prompted by his father's untimely death) to his retirement following an exhausting six game championship series with the Utah Jazz, in which (as you may recall) the Bulls finally prevailed.

True it was pretty hard to watch the game six sequence where Jordan stripped Karl Malone of the ball and then made the game winning jumper--but I couldn't help admire this true champion. And although I was forced to watch this tragic Jazz defeat in the Imax format (which in itself is quite disheartening), it was quite exciting and not nearly as painful as the first time around.

The Imax format perfectly suits the dynamic and intense basketball footage. As for Michael Jordan himself, he has been immortalized as not only one of the greatest clutch players of the game, but one of the greatest players in sports, period! But it was his off court grace and humanity that really sets him apart from many other players. Michael Jordan to the Max isn't exactly the most insightful of Imax presentations, but it certainly was passionate and exciting.

You can catch this excellent film at the Jordan Commons multi-plex in Salt Lake City or the Luxor in Las Vegas.