Unsettling silence

Rating: 7/10 (8 August 2017)

There's a sense of foreboding that runs through the entirety of the film which leaves you unsettled by the end. A superb performance from Steve Carrell who in addition to being nearly unrecognizable has a very creepy screen presence throughout. Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo are good as well but didn't really exceed other dramas I've seen them in.
The wrestling scenes looked great and you could tell they trained hard to get them looking right. This seems like a small detail but when it's done well it really adds to the immersion.
There's not a lot to the story but the way its shot and the dark tone it invokes really raises it up from being a simple character study. It feels more about family and that fear being a failure in their eyes.