Los Angeles Times

Dwayne Johnson’s MMA biopic ‘The Smashing Machine’ is a nostalgia headache

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The contradictions of mixed martial arts brawler Mark Kerr can’t be contained by a ring, an octagon or a film. A ...
Digital Spy

What Mark Kerr thinks of Dwayne Johnson’s portrayal of him in The Smashing Machine

The Smashing Machine spoilers follow. Dwayne Johnson's sports biopic The Smashing Machine is now in cinemas – but what does the movie's real-life subject think of the actor's portrayal? The new film ...
IndieWire

‘The Smashing Machine’ Review: Dwayne Johnson Gets a Do-Over in Benny Safdie’s Endearing Anti-Awards-Bait MMA Biopic

Safdie's sincerely played duet between Johnson as an opioid-addicted MMA fighter and Emily Blunt as his codependent girlfriend sounds in and out of the ring like the stuff of awards fodder. In ...
Variety

Dwayne Johnson Speaks Out After ‘Smashing Machine’ Becomes His Worst Opening Ever: ‘You Can’t Control Box Office Results’

Dwayne Johnson experienced the worst box office opening of his career with “The Smashing Machine,” the A24 drama that debuted to a rough $5.9 million domestically. But the actor is taking the bad news ...

‘The Smashing Machine’ is now streaming—Watch The Rock’s new movie at home

One month after debuting in theaters, “The Smashing Machine” is now available to stream at home. The new sports biopic from ...