Fighting with My Family

Fighting With My Family works as a cheeky but never condescending story of one of those “chin-up” working-class British families so often featured in the movies, and of course primarily as the story of an undersized, overmatched outcast who is determined to succeed against all odds.

The film benefits from Pugh’s charismatic performance and writer-director Stephen Merchant’s cheery mixture of crowd-pleasing sentiment, wry laughs and genuine sweetness.

Refreshing and worth seeing.

Overall, “Fighting” works thanks to Merchant’s witty screenplay, Pugh’s transformative performance, Vaughn’s inspired off the cuff one-liners (likely improvised) and a cast that clearly respects the Bevis family story.

It may be a simple, old-fashioned, underdog-gets-their-day, feel-good story, but it sure as hell will leave you feeling good.

Yes, the jokes are mostly low-hanging fruit, and quite a few of them you’ve seen and heard in the trailers. But they’re still funny. And Merchant didn’t let the trailers give away the whole movie. Not by a long shot.

Comedy and irony are not allowed to encroach on the film’s upbeat message, and the drama doesn’t reach out beyond a wrestling fanbase.

Surprisingly emotional not just some action movie with no feeling. Had heartfelt and touching moments.

Filmi seveceğimi düşünmemiştim ama sevdim. Ruh halim nasılsa artık. Ortalama ve üstü bir yapım. Tavsiye ederim.

This is based on the true story of a British family that loved to wrestle. They put on exhibition matches around the country, but the dream of the brother and sister was to become WWE champions in America. This starts as a rowdy comedy with enjoyable characters, but once the narrative goes stateside, it becomes an underdog fight drama. The narrative quickly falls into a predictable path and even though it's based on reality, the facts have been compressed, which makes it feel more like a hokey cinematic trope. Still, it's still a heartfelt little film about a loving family and the unlikely success of one of them. Yes, the Rock does have small part (and is a producer).

It's actually well made but deep down it's nothing but an ordinary inspirational sports and family film. And if you're not actually into the theme, well I've gotta say that the rest of the enjoyment is mostly up to you.

C’est, paraît-il, inspiré d’une histoire vraie… et c’est sans doute ça qui fait le plus peur ! une famille de catcheurs de père en fils et de mère en fille : on se croirait dans les Tuche : Tuche pas à mon catch ! Volontiers vulgaire, ça ne fait pourtant pas rire le moins du monde ; ça désole et ça ennuie comme c’est pas permis : rien de plus affligeant que de tenter de regarder ça. D’ailleurs, on ne le regarde pas bien longtemps et même la télécommande ne le supporte pas : l’avance rapide fait des siennes, alors on appuie juste sur « stop ». Pour arrêter les dégâts. C’est en effet aussi bidon que ce prétendu sport bidon et truqué… mais il paraît que c’est de la « mise en scène »… soigneusement bidonnée elle aussi. Bien débile, niaise et gravos à la fois, cette sous-comédie finit dans les cordes. Et au fond des chiottes.