US Edition‘The Smashing Machine’ Review – Rock Smash! Then Rock Talk About Feelings
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In "The Machine: The Smashing Machine" he plays Mark Kerr, a real-life fighter.Something unrecognizable, he looks next to Emily Blunt.
‘The Smashing Machine’ Review – Rock Smash! Then Rock Talk About Feelings
Mark Kerr (Dwayne Johnson) goes to the park for some rides and cotton candy in The Smashing Machine (2025), A24 The Smashing Machine may be a flop because it went up against a juggernaut even Dwayne Johnson couldn’t beat in a main event, Taylor Swift, but let me tell you something, Brother: when Swift-a-mania runs wild on you, you’re not gonna do much because you won’t have a prayer despite taking your vitamins and drinking your milk. (That bett…
Ben Safdie’s film is a biopic of Mark Kerr, one of the pioneers of the arrival of mixed martial arts in the United States. 6 – THE SMASHING MACHINE (The Smashing Machine/United States, 2025)Director and screenplay: Ben SafdieDuration: 123 minutesCast: Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Ryan Bader, Bas Rutten and Lyndsey GavinTheatrical release There’s no way around it: an actor may be a benchmark in family and action films, but there comes a time in h…
Fight, fame, and fallout: the Rock becomes The Smashing Machine (***) - Nashville PRIDE, Inc.
Benny Safdie’s gritty biopic “The Smashing Machine” follows MMA legend Mark Kerr’s rise and fall, with Dwayne Johnson delivering a raw, emotional performance in a story that dives deep into addiction, fame, and the brutal world of mixed martial arts. The post Fight, fame, and fallout: the Rock becomes The Smashing Machine (***) appeared first on Nashville PRIDE, Inc..
Movie Review: “The Smashing Machine”
October 8, 2025 A popular criticism I’ve heard about “The Smashing Machine” is that it tries too hard to subvert expectations. I assume that this is a reference to the way the film follows mixed martial artist Mark Kerr (Dwayne Johnson) on his journey not to a major win, but to his first professional loss. The film is building to a milestone in Kerr’s life that may not be pleasant, but is undeniably important. But I came out of the film more con…
Jorge Emilio SánchezDwayne Johnson, known as The Rock, and Benny Safdie reflect on their version and vision of success, which is far from victory in life or in the box office. In the octagon, as in life, no one wants to lose. In fact, everyone rises day by day to build a better version of themselves; to defeat themselves. But sometimes the system does not mention that behind any success story — sports, actoral or personal — there are any number …
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