The Smashing Machine
A film by Benny Safdie
w/ Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Lyndsey Gavin
Dwayne "THE ROCK" Johnson portrays former MMA/UFC champion Mark Kerr aka "The Smashing Machine" in a story based on the true events surrounding Kerr's life and rise through the MMA world which was unfortunately derailed by his opioid addiction.
Most strikingly, it shows how Dwayne Johnson has found the other side of the showbiz coin, as a serious actor in a substantial role, a smashing success at playing a real person instead of exaggerated, often cartoonish caricatures.
Neil Pond
Neil's Entertainment Picks
Safdie, who directs with the same caffeinated, if slightly less hyper-active style as "Uncut Gems," gives us a three perspectives on Kerr...You will forget you are watching Dwayne 'the Rock' Johnson, so completely does he settle into Kerr's skin.
Laura Clifford
Reeling Reviews
w/ Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Lyndsey Gavin
Dwayne "THE ROCK" Johnson portrays former MMA/UFC champion Mark Kerr aka "The Smashing Machine" in a story based on the true events surrounding Kerr's life and rise through the MMA world which was unfortunately derailed by his opioid addiction.
Most strikingly, it shows how Dwayne Johnson has found the other side of the showbiz coin, as a serious actor in a substantial role, a smashing success at playing a real person instead of exaggerated, often cartoonish caricatures.
Neil Pond
Neil's Entertainment Picks
Safdie, who directs with the same caffeinated, if slightly less hyper-active style as "Uncut Gems," gives us a three perspectives on Kerr...You will forget you are watching Dwayne 'the Rock' Johnson, so completely does he settle into Kerr's skin.
Laura Clifford
Reeling Reviews
