Mediocre, But Still A Great Movie

Rating: 7/10 (26 June 2007)

Over The Top depicts one man's struggle to earn the respect of his son and prove he's a champion Sylvester Stallone, is an amazing super star and his role in this movie proves it. Supporting cast members Jason Loggia & David Mendenhall delivered good performances as the grandfather and son of Stallone's character. There are some cheesy points and teary eyed moments but overall it's still an entertaining and filled with enough action & drama to keep people interested.
Lincoln Hawk ,(Stallone) is a struggling trucker and arm wrestler whose trying to rebuild his life and get things back on track, his wife Christina Cutler (Blakely) whose about to have heart surgery gives him a task. She wants him to pick up his 12 year old son Michael (Mendenhall) whom he hasn't seen in over 10 years from military school, at first Mike doesn't think too much of his dad. As they travel across the country to Los Angeles Mike discovers his father's love of arm wrestling and they start bonding. Things take a tragic turn when they reach the hospital and learn that his mother didn't make it through surgery , he blames his dad and goes to his grandfather's (Loggia) house.
Meanwhile Hawk saddened by the loss of his wife attends an arm wrestling championship in Las Vegas and Mike discovers the truth about his dad after finding old letters that were hidden. Now he's in for the biggest fight of his life not just for his son but to prove he's a winner.