That being said: This movie is about the growing of a relationship between two estranged brothers. This touching story takes place in a small town in Oklahoma. The splitting of the family happens ten years previously, when their father dies in an accident. The younger brother, Cal (Devon Graye) is an awkward, bookish high school student who wants to unite his family indirectly through his amateur wrestling. His older brother, Mike (John Cena), who was the high school wrestling champion years before, has not seen his mother, Sharon (Patricia Clarkson) or his brother in those ten years. Their struggle to unite is a one of redemption and owning up to each of their parts in the relationship between the mother and her first born son. It is the youngest who, with the guidance of Red (Danny Glover), has the realization of what he has really won. One of the sayings in the movie is: "Not all legends are about victory; some are born out of struggle."
I enjoyed this movie and thought the acting was of high quality, especially from the main characters: Patricia Clarkson, Devon Graye, John Cena and of course Danny Glover.
In the movie, the father made a general statement about life: "When you show up..things happen" so "Show up and be prepared." Good advice, but if this had been a faith-based movie it might have added an even better statement of preparedness for life: Ephesians 6:11-12: powers, against the rulers of the darkness "Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age,..." NKJV
MPAA: This movie is rated PG-13 because of suggestive material, brief partial nudity and some fighting scenes.
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