Beware, this article contains Large spoilers For the "smashing machine", in the cinema now.

From Rocky to Rush, so many sports films, whether they are boxing, races or any number of athletic competitions, often relate to the fame of victory and difficult trip to get there. But always and then, what initially looks like a typical sports movie goes against the grain and digging a little deeper over the last triumph. In fact, sometimes the film is better when the athlete we watched ends loss. "Breaking Machine" is one of those films.

Next is Benny Safdi's biographical drama "Breaking Machine" Dwayne Nsonson giving a worthy Oscar like Mark KerrAn amateur wrestler has turned into a fighter of mixed military skills (MMA) at a time when intense sport has yet to use huge money -making deals for those who take strokes and kicks in the Octagon Arena. The sport of the fight against the MMA was considered barbaric, and during Kerr as a fighter, the final champion in the fight (top tournament in the United States) was banned in 36 countries. This meant that Kerr often traveled to Japan to fight for major tournaments; He was not the name of the household like Connor McGregor or Ororj St. Piers.

For the most part, the "breakthrough" follows a similar trajectory with many sports films. We see Kerr trains hard for his struggles, he has an unstable relationship with his girlfriend Zora (Emily Blunt), his undefeated record is broken with his first loss, and most importantly, during all this, he is dependent on opioid pain against pain, as he fights the agonism.

Safdi does not give Mark Kerr triumphant than his low points. When Kerr loses a potential struggle that changes life that could have won $ 200,000, it is not a happy ending. However, what is interesting is that the drama that leads to this has not hit the same peaks and valleys that many other sports films have traveled in the past. Instead, Kerr is mostly presented as a normal person, and the "breakthrough" does not end up for fame.

Instead of a biopic that defines a career for an iconic athlete, the "breaking machine" is to show Mark Kerr as a normal person who has gone through some average trials and troubles and has come out of the other side. It undermines what you would expect from any other movie of this kind.

After the first loss of Kerr, he spiraled with his addiction and has temporary separation from dawn. Kerr exceeds his drug addiction and has no dramatic relapse. We are witnessing several intense arguments, including the one where Zora threatens to shoot, but not escalate over it. However, there is no triumphant comeback. Kerr is training for the upcoming big fight, but instead his best friend and coach Mark Coleman (Ryan Bader) continues to win $ 200,000. It should be noted that we also see Coleman living an even more intense life with his wife and daughter.

This can make the film feel boring or unfit for some viewers, but I think that's the point. Kerr endured a combat career that he once promised, and he won his fair share of tournaments, but it ended up rejoicing as the years went by. Although he may undoubtedly be proud of what he has achieved, the result was that Kerr was not different from anyone else who transcends his demons and settles in regular life.

Indeed, the end of the film does what they have done so many adaptations to the real stories: it shows the right groceries for Mark Kerr for himself. Meanwhile, the text explains what happened to his career and his relationship with Dawn. They ended up getting married, had a son and divorced. Kerr fought until 2009, but he won only two of nine fights over 10 years after the biggest loss shown in the "break -up machine". The purpose of this moment is farther away from equalizing the real man with the version we have just seen on the screen played by Dwayne Nsonson.

This is where the film's intention becomes clear. Further text points out that Mark Kerr and Mark Coleman have never received the recognition that today's MMA fighters have received; Some of the biggest sports fans never knew their names. After this, we see Kerr packing his groceries in his truck, occasionally murmuring and laughing at something he noticed in the store parking lot. Finally, he recognizes the cameras, the waves and says by Bay. He could only be someone's father in a grocery store on Sunday.

Only in June 2025, mainly because of the "break -up machine", Mark Kerr was inserted into the UC Hall of Fame as part of the wing of the promotion promotion. Dwayne Nsonson presented him at the induction ceremony and presented him honor. Otherwise, Kerr's fame was almost non -existent in the 21st century.

"The Smashing Machine" is an English translation of Mark Kerr's combat nickname, "Makina de Butter", which he received from Brazil's Tatame magazine. Although it may sound a bit of hockey, the real breakthrough can be the world of fight against MMA, a sport that wins many competitors in submission, but only gives them some of them the fame they are looking for.

The "breakthrough" is now playing in the cinemas.