The actors are really transformed

Rating: 6/10 (10 January 2015)

This is a true life murder about an eccentric Du Pont heir shooting a Olympic champion wrestler he was sponsoring. The murder itself is shown but you kind of want more of an explanation. Maybe there just isn't one. If anything one comes away with increased sympathy for athletes, who without state sponsorship are subject to financial uncertainty and in this instance a mentally unbalanced patron. After watching this movie I can't understand what wrestling is about as a sport.
They did a terrific job transforming the actors. Steve Carrell with the prosthetic nose and make up looks and behaves unrecognizably. He gives off a wacko vibe that is chilling. He doesn't have a lot of dialog or change of facial expression but what he does is convincing. Channing Tatum with some Neanderthal prosthetics in the nose and mouth does the primate walk quite well. Mark Ruffalo is ard to recognize at first but his voice and smile come through. Some big name support from Vanessa Redgrave and Sienna Miller in small roles.
Overall it's a tragic grim movie worth one watch.