One of the Greatest 80's Inspirational Stallone movies EVER!

Rating: 10/10 (7 October 2009)

i saw this movie, most of it, when i was a kid and haven't seen it in years. so i saw this movie as a double-movie DVD with Demolition Man, and i love Stallone so i got it. i LOVED it, so i naturally go on IMDb to look it up. this just goes to show you the nature of the IMDb raters. no wonder this movie has such a low rating: no blood and gore, no meaningless violence, no cursing and explosions, no nihilistic dark tone. ya know, none of the stuff that drives a todays audience. instead its meaningful, touching, inspirational and heartfelt movie with a sensitive Stallone and no meaningless stupidity, and just the right amount of action. yep, this movie sucks.
I'm being sarcastic of course.
The movie deals with Stallone as a truck driver who left his wife and young son behind years ago. his son is now about 10 years old and his dying wife wants Lincoln hawk aka Stallone, to be a father to his son and bond after she dies. of course the evil grandfather thinks hawk is worthless scumbag which is totally not true and tries everything to keep them apart. hawk is a great driver and arm wrestler and looks to win the law Vegas tournament, but not before him and his son bond for the first time in a truck drive across the country. some great emotional, even tear jerking moments here and i enjoyed this movie immensely. its one of those great 80's edge-of your-seat movies that makes you really root for the hero Stallone. once again Stallone writes and acts and plays the underdog, very similar to Rocky.
i know today we are living a real screwed up world where people love "darkness" and "grittiness" and "realism" in movies but cm on! that sh** tends to suck and bring you down! this movie was great not only as entertainment but its message of love and family, something you don't see much of anymore. some 80's movies really knew how to do this, and do it well. i really enjoyed it and it made me laugh, cry, and root! not many movies do that to me. i deem this an unfair rating on IMDb. I'm not crazy about all 80's movies. heck, this movie came out the year i was born. but i really really enjoyed it. i like most of Stallone's movies, any time period, cuz he rocks. he always blends a macho ism with sensitivity for the most part, thats why i prefer him over Schwarzenegger for the most part. hes not just a killing machine, hes got heart. and thats reason enough to enjoy this movie, you really care about the characters.