Reversal (2001)
Leo Leone has been wrestling since he was seven years old. As the only son of wrestling coach (and ex-state champion) Edward Leone, Leo's dedication to the sport was tied up in his love for his father. Now Leo is seventeen. His life has been an endless cycle of training, sacrifice, and starving to make weight -- a process that is becoming ever more difficult during adolescence. He's tired of denying himself everything, and is feeling the lure of a world beyond the mat. Living paycheck to paycheck, working a dead-end job in the mines while coaching for no money, Leo's father Ed sees a wrestling scholarship as his son's only chance to escape the treadmill of life in a small Pennsylvania town. But though his motives are good, Ed is pushing his son too hard
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To me, this movie is perfection.
It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional
There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.
There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes
Fortunately for me I get HBO here in Thailand. I've seen this movie a few times, once while in Cambodia and once while in Thailand. This movie is a little syrupy and the acting is not the best but for some reason everything works and the movie turns out to be pretty good. I am a relatively new father of two and this definitely is a father's movie. Check it out.
Reversal addresses current family issues that most films ignore now-days. The movie causes the audience (parents or sports enthusiasts) to reflect on the true meaning of love and life. 'Letting go' of a loved one is the main goal of the movie - and it reaches the goal with a 10+. Excellent script.
my wife and i drove over 2 1/2 hours to see this film it made me realise what my sons life mean to them not me. i know alot of fathers including myself that push their sons to far and this film made me realize what i was doing to them. so please put this movie in the theaters so all fathers can see the samething that i have saw
My son and I went to see this movie together. Over the past years(18 to be exact) we both grew up together in the sport of wrestling. Although our relationship was different from Jimi's it was also very much the same. All fathers want their children to have opportunities that they didn't have and want to be a positive influence (roll model) in their life. However, in doing so we all make mistakes. We never intend to do anything or say anything that will hurt our children, but sometimes it happens anyway. The sport of wrestling requires a lot of dedication, because you not only have to watch your weight constantly, you also have to keep up your grades at the same time. We all want our sons to be State Champions and go to a Division I college with a full ride so the more talent they have the more we push them. Unfortunately sometimes we push them too hard and we push them right out of the sport and away from us. It is very important to understand what your children want, not what you want for your children. This movie was very true to life and it really hits home. No matter how you and your sons personal life has turned out you will see things that you can relate to in this movie. It was portrayed very realisticly and the wrestling scenes were great. Can't wait until it comes to our area so I can go see it again.