Friday 17 January 2020

Fighting with my Family (5 Stars)


This film tells the true story about how the wrestler Paige progressed from a small wrestling company in England to becoming the women's champion of the WWE, the world's largest wrestling company. The film ends with her winning the championship on 7th April 2014. It's unusual for a biopic to be made so soon after the events on which it's based. (The film was released in 2019, but it was filmed in early 2017). Maybe it would have been better to delay the film a few years so it could have included later occurrences in her career. On 27th December 2017 Paige was injured in a match, leading to her permanent retirement from wrestling. She's still employed by the WWE, frequently appearing in television broadcasts, but carrying out other roles, such as managing tag teams.

I've seen Paige as a wrestler, and I can verify that the actress Florence Pugh is very similar to her. She's a few inches shorter, but apart from that she's made up to look like her and successfully imitates her mannerisms. They could be sisters. Florence Pugh also appeared in "Midsommar", which I watched earlier this week. I'm starting to notice her as an actress. She seems to have great talent. I'll give a final decision after seeing her in this year's "Black Widow" film.

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