This is Gene Okurland, with some tragic news to report. The November 27,1982 broadcast of AWA All-Star Wrestling I really hope nothing in here is too OOC, but we really don't know a whole lot about how Greg Gagne would be behind the scenes, and Vince is going to have some really crap luck (which to me is the only way you can not have him win- New York money is hard to beat) This is the first part, with a fairly simple and tragic POD. However, Mitte’s dedicated performance is the victory Triumph needed for viewers to make it to the end.This is my idea for a pro wrestling timeline. Leonard’s latest flick is far from being the triumphant underdog story it sets out to be. Every dramatic device (spanning slow-motion, training montages and inspirational music) is taken to levels so hyperbolic that result falls firmly into the realms of unintentional comedy. Because of Mitte’s grit, it’s impossible not to become swept up in Mike’s journey, even when the melodrama does its best to break the emersion – which it does, a lot. Nowhere is this clearer than in a rousing monologue that he delivers more to viewers than the other cast members. It’s evident through the actor’s performance that this project means a lot to him. It’s to Mitte’s credit that his natural charisma and charm prohibit his character from becoming unlikeable. This pattern gets old quick and subsequently deprives the character of much else in terms of development. The overwhelming majority of scenes that follow consist of Mike being told that he shouldn’t do something because of his disability, for him to respond in defiance. Unfortunately for viewers, first-time screenwriter Michael D Coffey doesn’t appear to consider the message clear enough. Cutting to the protagonist several years later, training with unfettered fire and intensity, it’s evident that he’s not going to let anything get in his way. It’s a rather clichéd introduction as underdog movies go, but it nevertheless gives viewers an instant snapshot of the physical and mental obstacles the hero must overcome. The film opens as a young Mike suffers a humiliating defeat at one of his first matches. However, they do so in a manner that takes the melodrama to overbearing levels of sappiness insofar as it’s difficult to view Mike’s journey with any seriousness. There’s no doubt that the filmmakers’ hearts are in the right place to tell an inspirational tale of overcoming adversity. It’s the last chance he’ll ever have at accomplishing his wrestling dreams before he graduates, and he’ll do whatever it takes to make them come true. Allegedly inspired by a true story, Brett Leonard’s Triumph follows Mike ( Breaking Bad’s RJ Mitte), a high school senior with cerebral palsy who’s determined to join the wrestling team.
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