The Smashing Machine – Cinema Maldà

«The Smashing Machine» / United States: 2025 / Direction: Ben Safdie / Actors: Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Ryan Bader, Bas Rutten, Oleksandr Usyk, Marcus Aurelio, Lyndsey Gavin, Jerin Valel, Andre Tricoteux / Drama-Biographical / 77 min / Original version in English and Japanese with Spanish subtitles / Not recommended for under 16s.

synopsis:
The true story of the fighter Mark Kerr (Dwayne Johnson), a key figure in the origin of the UFC, which portrays his meteoric rise and fall in the brutal world of mixed martial arts, which he faced with courage and the unconditional support of his wife Dawn Staples (Emily Blunt). A life full of ambition and sacrifice for the two-time champion of this tournament.

The review says:
“As interesting as it is claustrophobic immersed in the white trash DNA of American culture (…) But, in its desire to be different, working with certain textures (…) it ends up smelling a bit too much like telefilm. (…)» Philipp Engel: Diario La Vanguardia