– Legendary 2010
– 1h 47 min. | Drama, Sport | 28 September 2010 (USA)
Storyline:
Coming of age in small-town Oklahoma. High schooler Cal Chetley is a brainy beanpole who lives with his widowed mother. Ten years earlier his father, a state wrestling champion, died in a car crash. Cal’s older brother Mike, also a former wrestling champion but now down and out at 28, is estranged from the family. Over the course of a fall and winter, Cal joins the high school wrestling team while searching out Mike to ask for help. Mike rejects the offer, but Cal is persistent. Will Mike accept the challenge or is he destined to let Cal down? Giving advice and encouragement are an enigmatic old man named Red and a quirky friend named Luli. Then, there’s Cal’s mom who must be reckoned with.
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for suggestive material, brief partial nudity and some fighting scenes.
User review:
I mean, you got drama with a hint of mystery; you got sport emotions and suspense, you got genuine character development (fair play for young actors here), way above decent cast and that feel-good touch after leaving the theater but that’s just my personal take, as an active combat sports contester I must say that this side of the movie gives you pretty good inside on how it looks like through the eyes of an athlete. It’s not another “bullied kid finds his master and kicks ass” movie, it is way beyond that, best to see it for yourself, you can easily take your gf with you and she will love it as well.
To wrap it all up – great movie, great cast, great feeling after – why would you give that a miss?
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: John Posey
Stars: John Cena, Patricia Clarkson, Danny Glover
Country of origin: United States
Language: English
Also known as: Brother’s Keeper
Filming locations: Hammond, Louisiana, USA.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1563704/