I actually reviewed this movie at it's premier. My review can be read at one of three web sites. Included with the review of the movie is a interview with the producer and director. The reviews are at
http://www.furches.or you can clik on visitors, then reviews and writing, scroll down the page and click on one of the links. You can also visit
http://www.crosshome.com and visit the movie reviews site or in my opinion the best site
http://www.hollywoodjesus.com, find reversal on the video sites and click on it. You can also type in my name furches on the search engine and find reviews of the movie.
In short I found the movie to be fantastic, I actually have an advance preview copy of the movie but know that the DVD and VHS versions will be superior due to the extras on it. People often forget that this is a true story intended to tell a love story between a father and a son. I have posted many comments on numerous sites regarding the one negative thing that has been said about the movie by Ken Chertow. I have yet to see any of those comments posted. the film does include scenes regarding inappropriate weight cutting techniques that was used in the 1980's and before and in some situations are stillused today. I believe and know from discussions with the maker of the film that those scenes really happened and attempt to show the horrors of those techniques. There is a disclaimer on the at the end of the film and a segmant on the DVD which teaches and talks about appropriate cutting techniques. Regarding the Chertow review, he never actually saw a finished version of the film and if it means listening to over 5 gold medal winners as opposed to one team member who did not win an olympic match I would personally choose to listen to the gold medal winners like, Kendal Cross, Kenny Monday, and numerous others within the community including Jack Spates from OU, Danny Hodge, Carl Lewis and on and on. I would certainly be willing to debate this issue from a techinical film making position and a wrestling position any time and any place. Reversal is one of the most positive things to come around for the wrestling community in a long time.
One last note. Individuals who purchase the film need to understand the problems with distribution do not nessecarily indicate a problem with the producer. Jimi's response is a reasonable response that makes a lot of sense to those like myself who have done some level of work within the industry.
By the way we are new to Kansas, in Wichita. My son was a state open champion in Oklahoma last year and has also won a national championship so my knowledge of wrestling goes further than just movies.
