Don't believe the hype

Rating: 3/10 (30 August 2009)

I finally broke down and saw this movie. It was exactly as I expected. Trite story of faded glory, regret, and attempted redemption. Not a bad story, not a great one. Decent performances from everybody, none great. But throughout I couldn't answer the basic question of "why am I still watching?" I'm shocked I didn't turn it off. That's more an indictment of my Saturday night than an affirmation of this movie. Not for nothing, and not to be raunchy, but we get to see quite a bit of Ms. Mona Lisa Vito. I guess that counts for something. And now I'll write some more because I haven't got the requisite verbosity to satisfy the IMDb folks. I've said all I can about this movie. One positive note, it doesn't over do the wrestling. It shows just enough to set the story up, and perhaps a little nostalgia for those of us who remember it, though I was never fan past the age of fourteen. How any adult could be a fan is shocking. Actually, it isn't. It just should be. Had there been one more wrestling scene I'd have turned it off for sure.