The man who gave the Rock a whole new face for ‘The Smashing Machine’

Watching “The Smashing Machine,” you may find yourself squinting as if trying to puzzle through an optical illusion. How can that guy who your brain objectively knows is Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson look ...
Pittsburgh Magazine

Dwayne Johnson’s ‘The Smashing Machine’ Isn’t the Movie You Expect

It’s the sort of illuminating, illustrative scene that stands out in a curious character study — because “The Smashing ...

Fact-checking “The Smashing Machine”: MMA legend Mark Kerr compares the movie to his real-life story

Writer/director Benny Safdie also explains why he changed or left out key moments from Kerr's life and career in the A24 biopic, starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt.
USA Today

Is 'The Smashing Machine' a true story? Mark Kerr fact checks Dwayne Johnson's movie

The Rock's new movie "The Smashing Machine" is a biopic about MMA fighter Mark Kerr. Director Benny Safdie aimed for the film to be a "truthful representation" of Mark Kerr's life story, but ...
The New York Times

‘The Smashing Machine’ Review: Licking Wounds, In and Out of the Ring

Dwayne Johnson shines, but the movie around him tells the wrong story. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate ...
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Is there a post-credit scene in 'The Smashing Machine'?

Dwayne Johnson's latest movie, The Smashing Machine, hits theaters on Friday. It tells the story of real life UFC fighter Mark Kerr and his journey through life as he navigated drug addiction and his ...
Rolling Stone

‘The Smashing Machine’ Could Frankly Use a Bit More Smashing

With a title like The Smashing Machine, one might expect writer-director Benny Safdie’s first solo-directed feature to be a brutal, grinding sit. The film is based on the 2002 documentary of the same ...