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Dwayne Johnson Speaks Out After ‘Smashing Machine’ Becomes His Worst Opening Ever: ‘You Can’t Control Box Office Results’ (variety.com)
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[–] can@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Based on the 2002 documentary The Smashing Machine: The Life and Times of Extreme Fighter Mark Kerr

They should have included the subtitle

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

Aaay. That would've made a lot more sense.

With no context, the impression I got was like watching a brief trailer for Sully, except Tom Hanks has a reputation for things like Fast and Furious, and the trailer ends with, "Redemption Most Fowl, in cinemas blah blah..."