StyleSk8r
At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.
Mandeep Tyson
The acting in this movie is really good.
Staci Frederick
Blistering performances.
Gre da Vid
"The Karate Kid," "Rocky," "Rudy," and similar films provide the untimely story of overcoming fear and believing in your own capabilities that lead to success and inner happiness summarizes this screenplay. You'll have to be a fan of gymnastics to enjoy this interpretation of guts to glory.
mramesh74
This movie inspires in more ways and humorous and witty at the same time. I couldn't have enough of Socrates and his pearls of wisdom. Dan's repartee matched the wit of Socrates and it was impressive to listen to their conversation.A must watch movie for those who think life is tough. This is tough. Being Dan.
lanternslatrans
Alright, so going through the reviews it's painfully obvious someone who created the movie is writing overwhelmingly positive reviews under recently created accounts to bump up the IMDb score... seeing how they all give ten stars, have atrocious grammar, and are all within the same time frame. And, every other review names the movie as it actually is, a disgusting waste.Now, the fake comments easily summarize the movie for what it is; a fake, corporate, pretentious and phoned-in mess. The movie was written as a Hallmark produced pamphlet of inspirational quotes- which really isn't that far from the original source material. Mindless things you've heard a thousand times, like "be yourself!" and "live in the now!". The dialogue is cringe, clichéd and delivered with obnoxious performances. I hate Nick Nolte for this. His stupid, monotone, pretentious lines and delivery; his character, named Socrates, is so infuriatingly on- the-nose with third grade reading level symbolism it's disgusting.Our main man is an Andrew Garfield discount, with a third of the charm or skill. He is written the way evangelical moms or corporate producers think college students are like. He's insufferable, unlikable, and you're frustrated or bored with him.The characters are all cardboard cutouts and fill some stupid, mindless quota of what some dribbling idiot thought a movie about sports and inspirational quotes should be. The story line and pacing alone will make you irritated.The cinematography and set design is so bad, it somehow makes Berkeley and the East Bay look like a stucco and beige paint wasteland. The shots are vague and boring, over-the-shoulder. Everything feels so plastic and fake (which also describes the entire movie). This movie is for idiots who like sports that nobody cares about, and have such completely worthless lives they need to pick up HallMark cards with slogans literally written into this movie.God almighty.
supermacky
I would like to say that the concept of the "warrior" in our lives, is the way we live each day, it's up to us to know how lucky we are by being healthy, by having people around us that loves us, by living the present each day "knowing" that today could be our last day. This movie reminds us of what really matters in this life, what we're supposed to be "doing" or "enjoying" or "living" in this world instead of filling our minds and hearts with what doesn't matter. My wife and I enjoyed it and we learned from it, made us remember to take care of ourselves each day, to help each other and to help other people as well. It's not a perfect movie, the direction is not that good or artistic, sometimes you could see that the actor is not the same one when doing gymnastics (body and arms), but, it's definitely worth the time based on the message.At the end what you feel, think or believe a movie has left on you, is what matters, this movie will definitely do that.
