Still haven't seen it. So behind. But they hammered this trailer so hard like Neon did Anora last year. We were annoyed by Anora long before release and didn't watch it until a couple months after it win Oscar. Granted we're at the theater a lot but seeing a trailer 15+ times is not fun.
Not sure if any of this has anything to do with the film flopping. Brosnahan is already an all time great IMO, and I've seen every Rock flick. But I also wonder if 2025 and the world of Trump/Hegseth/Dana White/"manly bros" just ain't exactly the era for a story like this. I'll watch eventually just kinda meh.
It's weird, because this movie had the opportunity to kind of be the anti-bro movie. Kerr seems like kind of a gentle guy, and the friendship between him and Coleman was genuinely the best part of the movie. I really, really wish that had been the focus. I think it could have been something really special. Safdie said that he didn't want to do a typical biopic with all of the drama, but like, this has all of the drama without the drama of it (drug use, abusive partner, etc.). If it had been about the relationships that these men had out of the octagon, I think it could have been kind of amazing. (More like The Iron Claw, which was SO GOOD.)
Still haven't seen it. So behind. But they hammered this trailer so hard like Neon did Anora last year. We were annoyed by Anora long before release and didn't watch it until a couple months after it win Oscar. Granted we're at the theater a lot but seeing a trailer 15+ times is not fun.
Not sure if any of this has anything to do with the film flopping. Brosnahan is already an all time great IMO, and I've seen every Rock flick. But I also wonder if 2025 and the world of Trump/Hegseth/Dana White/"manly bros" just ain't exactly the era for a story like this. I'll watch eventually just kinda meh.
It's weird, because this movie had the opportunity to kind of be the anti-bro movie. Kerr seems like kind of a gentle guy, and the friendship between him and Coleman was genuinely the best part of the movie. I really, really wish that had been the focus. I think it could have been something really special. Safdie said that he didn't want to do a typical biopic with all of the drama, but like, this has all of the drama without the drama of it (drug use, abusive partner, etc.). If it had been about the relationships that these men had out of the octagon, I think it could have been kind of amazing. (More like The Iron Claw, which was SO GOOD.)
Good thoughts and good call on The Iron Claw!