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AT THE MOVIES: Dwayne Johnson 'Smashes' It in His Career-Best Role

Summary by Midland Today
Though unevenly structured at times, Benny Safdie’s 'The Smashing Machine' offers an emotionally charged look at one man’s fight for greatness — played with insight by Dwayne Johnson

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For much of his career as an actor, Dwayne "La Roca" Johnson has been characterized by playing the same character. A fiery cache that, by contract, cannot accept a defeat in a fight. However, at The Smashing Machine, Johnson finally decides to show his interpretive skills, and criticism greatly praises his ability to bring to life the story of boxer Mark Kerr. However, it seems that the box office is not so impressed. In the US, according to Box…

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