fromSlate Magazine
7 months agoThe Rock's New Movie Is His Big Oscar Play. There's a Problem.
Above all, The Smashing Machine is a showcase for its star Dwayne Johnson, whose own history as a pro wrestler is an inextricable part of the screen persona he's created over the past decade and a half: genial action hero, reliable driver of fast-and-furious vehicles, and corny yet undefeatable dad. In choosing to play a darker, more volatile, less heroic character than any he's taken on before, Johnson reveals an intriguing new dimension of himself as an actor.
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