Over-hyped

Rating: 2/10 (16 January 2015)

Based on true events, Foxcatcher tells the dark and fascinating story of the unlikely and ultimately tragic relationship between an eccentric multi-millionaire and two champion wrestlers.
When Olympic Gold Medal winning wrestler Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) is invited by wealthy heir John du Pont (Steve Carell) to move on to the du Pont estate and help form a team to train for the 1988 Seoul Olympics at his new state-of-the-art training facility, Schultz jumps at the opportunity, hoping to focus on his training and finally step out of the shadow of his revered brother, Dave (Mark Ruffalo).
Driven by hidden needs, du Pont sees backing Schultz's bid for Gold and the chance to "coach" a world-class wrestling team as an opportunity to gain the elusive respect of his peers and, more importantly, his disapproving mother (Vanessa Redgrave).
This movie is a bore fest. And if you already know how it ends because you are familiar with the story, it's pointless to watch.
The wrestlers seem to be retarded. I'm not joking. It was hard to watch them. Plus the relentless wrestling scenes will put you to sleep.
It's really an over-hyped movie. I will say this -- Carell is nearly unrecognizable. But then he's wearing a fake nose and some Chiclet front teeth.
Unfortunately the painfully slow pace of this movie and poor payoff does it in.