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Charlie Cobra Reviews (1840 KP) rated Fighting with My Family (2019) in Movies

Jul 4, 2020

Fighting with My Family (2019)

2019 | Biography, Comedy, Drama

7.9

(42 Ratings)

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Based on a true story, great group of supporting actors and actresses, good dialogue (0 more)

The Weight of Dreams And Expectations - 8/10

Fighting With My Family is a 2019 biographical sports comedy/drama based on a documentary, The Wrestlers: Fighting With My Family. The documentary was directed by Max Fisher and is about WWE wrestler Paige's career. Written and directed by Stephen Merchant, including executive producer Dwayne Johnson, the film also stars Florence Pugh, Nick Frost, Lena Heady and Vince Vaughn.

In 2000 Norwich, England inseparable siblings Zak (Jack Lowden) and Saraya Knight (Florence Pugh) are encouraged by their parents, Rick (Nick Frost) and Julia (Lena Heady) to wrestle in their family run wrestling promotion. Nervous about her first match, they change the opponent to her brother and the experience she has winning, cements her love of wrestling. Years later, their parents continue to manage and run the family wrestling promotion with both siblings helping to wrestle and train prospective wrestlers. Struggling financially their last hope rides on both children getting signed when they are invited to a WWE tryout. The outcome is bittersweet however when only Saraya is chosen. She is now given a "Once In A Lifetime" opportunity but must leave everyone she knows behind as she goes on this journey alone.

This movie was fantastic! Not just a great wrestling movie but a great movie, period. An emotional roller coaster. The cast was awesome and their camaraderie and chemistry really showed on screen. The writers did a great job keeping dialogue realistic and a plot like life; with its ups and downs. I really didn't think this movie would be that emotional, but it touches on so many themes. It's really a movie for everyone not just wrestling fans. It makes you really feel for the characters and has a way of pulling on your heartstrings in a way few movies do. I almost scored it a point higher but I give this movie an 8/10.

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The ErDoodles Show (17 KP) created a post

Apr 13, 2018

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Here I talk about certain subjects & questions mentioned in the TNA wrestling Impact Wrestling media teleconference on Facebook from April 11,2018,Austin Aries Ring of Honor return,A doubles plans to wrestle in other top promotions on television & more.

I uploaded this over an hour ago.Sorry if I am talking low or yelling,talking loud or whatever but it's just I was getting tired while I was recording & I couldn't talk as loud & my voice kept on tripping me up & I may of had inflammation but I explain it in the video as I go on.Click the video in the link or the comments section below.

Austin Aries teleconference,ROH return,cross promotion,etc.:

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Awix (3310 KP) rated Fighting with My Family (2019) in Movies

Feb 28, 2019

Fighting with My Family (2019)

2019 | Biography, Comedy, Drama

7.9

(42 Ratings)

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Heavily fictionalised women's-entertainment-wrestling biopic is kept very watchable by solid if familiar structure and a clutch of strong performances. Not really the pure comedy that the trailer suggests it may be; the more serious strands of the plot are surprisingly effective - not really the Dwayne Johnson movie that the publicity material also implies, as a high percentage of his on-screen contribution is in the trailer.

Works pretty well as a sports movie, hitting all the right beats; tries to fudge the fact that entertainment-wrestling isn't strictly speaking sport (i.e., the results of the matches are scripted), not especially successfully. Fun to watch anyway; Florence Pugh carries the movie effortlessly and doesn't even need to go into high gear to do so.