The Smashing Machine 4K 2025

Before going to bed, I watched Dwayne's attempt to change the hierarchy of sports biopics. The film is based on the true story of one of the pioneers of American fighters in the UFC, Mark Kerr. He started his career without a single defeat and truly crushed his opponents in the ring.

If you've seen other sports biopics, you can almost certainly predict the direction the story will take. That's its main drawback. The film simply doesn't bring anything new to the table, even though it's a very specific sport. The fights are shown quite well overall, but there aren't enough of them throughout the film. However, there is a lot of dialogue and acting. Dwayne really plays his part well; you believe his tears. You even understand the feelings of his character, who doesn't understand what it's like to lose and who really doesn't think about it when asked by a journalist. You also believe in his conflict with his girlfriend, played quite well by Emily Blunt.

From a technical standpoint, the film sometimes tries to be a documentary, and even the tense shots of following the character after his defeat show his emotions. But overall, the editing is forgettable. It's ordinary and doesn't surprise in any way. The same goes for everything else, which is done by the book. It's not bad, and it's not annoying, but in this case, it's only a minus for the film, which simply gets lost among other biopics.

Overall, it's a one-time film with Dwayne's attempt to gain award recognition. It may get a nomination, but I don't think it will win anything. The film itself is very average.