Review of Fighting with My Family (2019) by Cooperward4 — 17 Oct 2019

Fighting with my Family is an incredibly heartfelt underdog story of a young woman from England who aspires to become a wrestler. The story revolves around the main protagonist Paige, who is portrayed brilliantly by Florence Pugh.

She comes from a family of wrestlers and has a dream to one day become a WWE superstar alongside her brother. The film takes us through the journey she took and struggles she had to go through to achieve her dreams.

At its core this film is about family. The family dynamic and the story of Paige's connection to her family who just happen to be wrestlers is beautiful. When the film takes us through this family's hardship and struggles to get by is when this family shines.

It especially shines with the compelling relationship between Paige and her brother Zak, who is played exceptionally well by Jack Lowden. Throughout the film we experience ups and downs from the siblings as their relationship begin to crumble as Paige rises to fame.

The film is filled with excellent performances which truly drive the film. As said before Paige is portrayed flawlessly by Florence Pugh, giving a heartfelt performance which makes you shed a tear for her as she goes through her struggles and makes you uncontrollably smile with joy when she achieves her dreams.

The film is also filled with excellent performances from Jack Lowden, Nick Frost, Vince Vaughn and Dwayne Johnson. Overall Fighting with my Family is an excellent viewing experience filled with brilliant acting, compelling drama, plenty of laughs and emotional moments which will leave you shedding tears by the end.