it's always a pleasure seeing steve carell and mark ruffalo in action, and i think channing tatum is pretty good too in this movie. but i find the movie flat despite tensions between the central characters which could have been more dramatic, apart from the defeat that tatum's character suffered in one of the wresting trials and then getting straightened up by his brother, the conflicts were not exploited for effects. perhaps this is done on purpose to portray life at john du pont's farm, where du pont's unstable behaviours and its impact on others are insignificant due to du pont's role as the patron of the wrestling academy. the like the story, but i dislike the people i see on screen, especially is john du pont. steve carell did a good job, but it is also a testament of athletes at that time having to rely on patronage even from someone as deranged as du pont.
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