Review of Over the Top (1987) by Jy S — 04 Oct 2007
Arm Wrestling. Here is one of those topics where you don't see movies on everyday. Just like Balls of Fury did with ping pong.The story is actually pretty lame and somewhat corny. Basically it comes down to Sylvester Stallone arm wrestling for the custody of his son.
The arm wrestling part of this film isn't so bad, but it just takes too long to get to it. The first hour of this 90 minute movie is all drama and emotion. This film tries to build up the relationship between Hawk(Stallone) and his son.
It is sweet and all, but it just ends up boring. It is just too much to endure before you actually get to the arm wrestling. You have to wait even longer for the full-on matches since the film rushes through the early rounds as if it was yesterdays news.
It would have been nice to have had this film revolve around the tournament itself, rather than just adding it on for the finale.The acting is only OK. Stallone was meant for action movies and every so often he can pull off a drama.
An example of a successful drama is Copland. This film is not one of his successes. I don't think most people will consider arm wrestling as action scenes either.There are many other Stallone films out there and most of them are better than this.
Try Copland if you want to see a great Stallone film that doesn't involve action.
This review of Over the Top (1987) was written by Jy S on 04 Oct 2007.
Over the Top has generally received mixed reviews.
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