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        14 January 2011

Review of Double Dare and Zoe Bell


ImageHere's a pretty good reviews of the documentary Double Dare and in particular super stunt woman Zoe Bell.

For those not familiar with Zoe, she was the stunt double for Lucy Lawless on Xena. All those flips and stunts were performed by Zoe and were just incredible to watch.

Double Dare Review
Posted on January 10, 2011 by Matt Gamble

For those of us who have seen Death Proof, Zoe Bell is more than a known commodity, she’s a frakkin superstar. As a film fan I love it when a movie can not only whisk me away to the universe they have created, but just as thrilling is when they can do something so amazing I can’t help but ask “How the hell did they do that?” More often than not, the answer exists due to the hard work of the stunt men and women who risk life and limb so the “stars” of the film don’t have to. But in the case of Zoe Bell, its not so much a matter of how she does it, but rather that she does it so much better than anyone else.

For the uninitiated Zoe Bell was initially known for being Lucy Lawless’ stunt double for Xena: Warrior Princess during its television run. Fresh off the success and acclaim for being able to pull off such difficult and athletic stunts on a weekly basis, Zoe set her sights on the US where she hoped to break in the film business.

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