Fighting With My Family

Born into a tight-knit wrestling family, Paige and her brother Zak are ecstatic when they get the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to try out for the WWE. But when only Paige earns a spot in the competitive training program, she must leave her loved ones behind and face this new cutthroat world alone.

I was interested in this partially for the back-scenes look into the professional wrestling world. Also, The Rock is in it, very occasionally. So that was also a draw.

What we found was a coming-of-age sports movie that hits the familiar beats but in a funny, quirky, and thoughtful way that makes it rise above the ordinary. The cast is charming, the story interesting, and the fact that it's based on a true story gives a little extra interest.

They also gave a surprising number of takes on answering the question of what happens when your lifelong dream comes true ... and you suddenly have to reevaluate your dream. Or, conversely you don't get your lifelong dream. How do you pick yourself up and move on? These are standard questions for any sports drama but this movie gave us different perspectives, even if glancingly, from different characters which added a layer of nuance we didn't expect.

There were a few plot progressions that left us scratching our heads but we were willing to overlook them for such an enjoyable film.