Title: a winner
Product review: A well-made but typical 80's "you're the greatest"-type movie (as the soundtrack makes intrusively clear), about a high school wrestler who is driven to take on a legendary champ.There's something that's always bothered me about this movie: the lead actor, Matthew Modine, while charming, was totally miscast!He doesn't look anything remotely like a wrestler, much less the size and caliber that would be required to best the hulking "Shoot" (himself superbly cast).Not that Modine is a bad actor by any means, having delivered totally convincing (and even stunning) performances in "Birdie," "Full Metal Jacket," and a load of other movies.But he is congentially spindly and undeveloped, it must be admitted. The visual "cognitive disconnect" of this movie proved, for me, a constant distraction.The movie is also notable for featuring an extended cameo by Madonna, just on the cusp of super-stardom.This DVD's got jack squat for extras, by the way.
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