A very creepy and unsettling performance by @SteveCarell. Very much worth seeing, if for no other reason than his performance.

Rating: 7/10 (2 March 2015)

"I want more than anything to win a gold medal...and I think you and I working in tandem, we can get him there." John du Pont (Carell) is an eccentric millionaire who loves his country and wrestling. He wants nothing more than to my the coach of an Olympic gold medalist and thinks he finds the perfect candidate in Mark Schultz (Tatum). What starts off as a perfect paring begins to strain when Mark's brother joins the team. There is no way to talk about this movie without talking first about the performance by Steve Carell. He is known primarily as a comic actor so he was an interesting choice to play someone as off kilter as du Pont. The fact that it was him though made the character that much creepier. The make-up is so good that it is easy for you not to think of Carell in the role and it adds to the impact of the movie. The way he plays du Pont is so unsettling. Prolonged stares and pauses really make you feel uncomfortable for almost the entire movie, and that is a good thing. I remember when the actual events happened but that did not detract from the enjoyment of the movie at all. I also have to admit that Channing Tatum did a fantastic job in this and I really think it should have been him rather then Ruffalo who should have been nominated for this movie. The movie is very creepy and very well done but not as good as I was hoping for. Overall, a very good movie with great acting, the only downside is that is seems to slow down a little toward the end. That said I do still highly recommend this movie if for no other reason than to watch Steve Carrell. I give it a B+.