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The Main Event

2020

Jay Karas

Seth Carr, Adam Pally, Tichina Arnold, Lucie Guest ...

3.7

249

Action. Comedy After discovering a magical mask, an 11-year-old aspiring wrestler enters a competition to become the next WWE superstar.

	Media	Author	Review
		Courtney Howard Variety	"For a film that makes a statement about adults underestimating children’s capacity to handle life’s complexities, it’s ironic that these filmmakers don’t instill the same amount of trust in their young audience."
		Natalia Winkelman The New York Times	"A light comedy that takes the joys of a real WWE match — the escapism, the performance — and gives them a kid-centric spin. Karas balances the movie’s clowning with a human story"
		Adam Graham Detroit News	"[It] is harmless, sure, but it's also completely disposable. By the final 3-count, it has already disappeared."
		John Serba Decider	"[It] is glossy, cheerful, corny, predictable, poorly directed propaganda, but it’s absolutely on point with the branded message! If you love the WWE, you’re gonna love this movie!"
		Diksha Sundriyal TheCinemaholic	"[It's] enjoyed the most when you leave your brain in the other room. You could spend a good time discussing how stupid the villains acted for their age, or you can simply have a good laugh and not mention it again."
		Nick Allen rogerebert.com	"It's not about the hard work that's intrinsic with all of wrestling, so much as the WWE's open willingness to sacrifice its core values for lazy family-friendly amusement (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"
		Petrana Radulovic Polygon	"[It] manages to be the best kind of kid movie, one that smartly avoids genre pitfalls and manages to say something significant"
		Michael Ordoña Los Angeles Times	"Predictability in plot and dialogue were their principal complaints (...) Not exactly what you want to teach kids."

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