Monday, 15 August 2011

Yo get some of this, Knuckle up, Uppercut

I watched "Knucklehead" the other night, part through boredom and partly because I was interested to see if WWE films would be able to produce a film that wasn't primarily action. This was a comedy featuring Paul "Big Show" Wight, and the answer is, yes they can make a film that isn't action, but not very well.

The main problem was that it was too disjointed - the comedy cut away too quickly rather than revelling in the comedic moments. The Big Show was likeable as a gentle giant, but is so big it's difficult to think of him being intimidated by anyone. The real highlight was the ever likeable Wendie Malick as the Mother Superior running the orphanage that Big Show accidentally burns down. 

It's a shame really, as I wanted it to be good.

I was trying to think of a clever pun on "Knucklehead" for the title, but it brought me back to the ill-fated nineties chart attempt by then boxer Prince Naseem Hamed. 

Yeah, that happened, don't try and pretend it didn't.   

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