Reversal
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Movie Reviews of Reversal
Movie Review: Talk about a movie with a negative focus.
Summary: 1 Stars
If the producers wanted to make a film to warn of the dangers of excessive weight cutting they should have made a documentary. If they wanted to make a movie about a well intentioned father who pushes his son too hard, I personally would have preferred if they had done so in a context other than wrestling.Is the movie necessarily out of touch with reality-no. Are there a thousand positive stories that could have been told about the constructive impact wrestling has had on young men's lives and about the genuine affection between father and son that has been fostered by wresting-YOU BET.
Who is anyone to tell the producers what kind of movie to make? I am working on the fairly safe assumption that the makers of this film love wrestling and were trying to give the sport some needed exposure. Unfortunately, children and parents who see this film, and know little about wrestling, will probably look to stay clear of the sport.
Few sports, activities or relationships are without both a positive and a negative side. With the perils facing wrestling in this era of title IX and the like the last thing we need is a portrayal of the worst excesses that exist in the sport. They portaryed characters whom wrestling had made miserable and unhappy-most of the people I know who have been exposed to wrestling have had thier lives enriched by it.
Movie Review: The most heinous misrepresention of the realities of my sport that I have ever witnessed-pure rubbish!
Summary: 1 Stars
Can I give this zero stars? Why do we indulge quitters in our society? If you know nothing about wrestling, don't watch this film as your introduction. I wrestled in high school and college and have been coaching for 24 years. If you are part of the fraternity of wrestling you will know that this movie has passed from our lore. People still watch Visionquest, because it illustrates the sacrifice and determination that is required to be a champion in sport or life.
This film is the same old tired dramatization of the angst of a kid who didn't have what it took and foisted the blame on everyone but himself. The saddest thing about it is that the folks involved probably made more money than any hard working high school coach will make in a career. My coaches pushed me extremely hard, and because of that everything in my life has been easier.
This story is pathetic. I live for the day that it goes out of print.
It is a blueprint for how to lose in sport and life.
Movie Review: Not a fan
Summary: 1 Stars
The fact that so many lauded this dull effort shows the dirth of good wrestling movies. I tried to like this-I love anything about wrestling-but really struggled with it. I think that some of the positive(and there are many) reviews were from guys like me who deluded themselves that this was a good movie. I tried-I couldn't.