RogerEbert.com
As relatively handsomely mounted as this movie is, it's also kind of a shambles.
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Tyler Hoechlin (Everybody Wants Some!!) and Aneurin Barnard (Dunkirk) are iconic bodybuilding pioneers Joe and Ben Weider in this rags-to-riches biopic.
After battling antisemitism and poverty in their youth, the brothers beat all odds by becoming some of the few key people who successfully developed competitive bodybuilding into a respected sport - and built a business empire along the way.
2018107 minsUSA
DramaTrue Story & Biography
- Director:
- George Gallo ('Middle Men', 'Columbus Circle', 'Local Color')
- Writer:
- Andy WeissGeorge GalloBrad FurmanEllen Furman
- Cast:
- Tyler HoechlinAneurin BarnardColton HaynesJulianne HoughDJ QuallsVictoria JusticeKevin DurandSteve GuttenbergMax MartiniRobert ForsterTom Arnold
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Los Angeles Times
Without a sturdier script featuring fully dimensional characters... the performances prove to be as unconvincing as their ethnic accents and period wigs.
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