“Fighting With My Family”

In the 1980’s, I was a HUGE fan of the WWF and all their stable of wrestling stars. From Macho Man to Rowdy Piper to the Hulkster and so on, I couldn’t get enough of them. This form of entertainment has always touched some kind of a nerve with me and I find the whole thing just a lot of fun. I got away from it and now it’s the WWE and they put out a brand new inspiring film based on a true story of a family of wrestlers from a small town of England. Their dream is for their 2 of their most talented kids make it big in the WWE. A brother & sister team audition and when the sister makes it and he doesn’t things get complicated because neither takes it very well. She has an attitude and difficult fitting in with the models & actors who can’t wrestle, while the brother has trouble missing out on his dream. The story is very predictable and follows all the formulas you’d expect, but what makes this film work, at least for me is that the characters are interesting, very likable and the family is very funny. The cast includes Nick Frost, Lena Headey, Vince Vaughn in a tough as nails instructor role and Florence Pugh as Sayara (aka. Paige), the youngest female to ever win the Diva’s Championship. Dwayne Johnson appears in this briefly to offer some encouragement, but his role is important. Mainly because they need people to see the film, which many did not. This is a fun and inspiring movie that probably the only way you’ll catch is by word of mouth or on home video. I liked it.

Rating: (***)