The greatest movie ever made..!

Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

A decent movie that makes you think about athletics in general from a parent's perspective. This could be about parents wanting anything that they value for their child.I felt the Dad was a good dad that was making the best with the hand delt him. He did not push his son without caring for him or without some reason. Some make the Dad look awful and that is not the truth. None of them had a great home life. He was not even the stereotypical father that was living through his son's victories becasue he was state champ himself. He just wanted his son to have a college education, that he did not have. He wanted more for his son than a mining job like him.The wrestling was very good but you don't see that much sports action. I gave this movie a 7. I only gave it a seven for the fact that some of the choices were not how I think a human in that situation would choose. I also feel there were some situations in the movie not explained or were not real. The wrestling was real but some of the situations did not come off to me as real. The movie seemed to have an identiy crisis, it did not know what it wanted to be.

Reversal addresses current family issues that most films ignore now-days. The movie causes the audience (parents or sports enthusiasts) to reflect on the true meaning of love and life. 'Letting go' of a loved one is the main goal of the movie - and it reaches the goal with a 10+. Excellent script.

My son and I went to see this movie together. Over the past years(18 to be exact) we both grew up together in the sport of wrestling. Although our relationship was different from Jimi's it was also very much the same. All fathers want their children to have opportunities that they didn't have and want to be a positive influence (roll model) in their life. However, in doing so we all make mistakes. We never intend to do anything or say anything that will hurt our children, but sometimes it happens anyway. The sport of wrestling requires a lot of dedication, because you not only have to watch your weight constantly, you also have to keep up your grades at the same time. We all want our sons to be State Champions and go to a Division I college with a full ride so the more talent they have the more we push them. Unfortunately sometimes we push them too hard and we push them right out of the sport and away from us. It is very important to understand what your children want, not what you want for your children. This movie was very true to life and it really hits home. No matter how you and your sons personal life has turned out you will see things that you can relate to in this movie. It was portrayed very realisticly and the wrestling scenes were great. Can't wait until it comes to our area so I can go see it again.

Mr Petulla obviously put a lot of time and effort and heart into the making of this film....the wrestling is genuine and the story is heart rendering ...we took a group of folks to view the film.. It was truly enjoyed by all and certainly made some of the folks in the audience do some evaluating... I hope you take the time to see it .