Fighting With My Family Review: 7 Ups & 3 Downs
1. It's A Feel-Good Crowd Pleaser
If the trailers suggested that this film was going to overdose on the cheese and serve as a doting hagiography for Paige, it's actually not that.
It hits a lot of the familiar underdog tropes, yes, but it also doesn't layer on the sentiment too thickly, while leaning into the sheer strangeness of the wrestling industry.
And again, it keenly acknowledges the cutthroat nature of the wrestling industry through the storyline involving her brother, which dares to be achingly sad in a film that could've easily just cleaned up all the drama and planed the edges away.
But it manages to confess the tough mettle required to be a WWE superstar while delivering appropriately broad heart and humour.
It'll leave you smiling and likely having a little greater appreciation for how tough it is to make it in the wrasslin' business.
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