Born a Champion

There’s plenty of -defeat the bad guy- movies and in the genre of fight movies that’s almost always the plot (Rocky Balboa vs Apollo Creed,) however this movie delivers on every level, characters are well developed, romance, comedy, tragedy, all present and it pays homage to the sports of BJJ and MMA and honors the commitment of those who serve. It succeeds on every level so it’s more then just good guy beats bad guy.

Really enterntaining movie. Not just a MMA movie has a lot of emotion in it. The love story is wonderfully tragic and the action sequences are well done with a unforseen plot twist at the end. You won't regret the time spent watching

Pleasantly surprised… Great flick for the whole family. Absolutely loved it! Wish they touched more on his Marine days, was likely cut. Gave me Rocky / Warrior vibes.

Great movie. Awesome to see a movie on true Brazilian jiu jitsu!

Good movie especially if your into Jiu Jitsu and MMA

All the right moves, all the right heart strings. Brilliant.

Great movie! Love it when he tucks the arms lol!

This made me cry. It's an action-drama at par with the best of "Rocky" in terms of story, direction , and acting.

Film che trova sia forza che debolezza nello sport che rappresenta. Molto accurato ed interessante è l'esercizio storico che racconta lo sviluppo e la regolamentazione delle MMA negli Usa; con quegli atleti che sono stati precursori e che hanno visto tutto cambiare in pochi anni. Allo stesso tempo, le sequenze di allenamenti a terra sono molto reali e ben fatte; ricreano buone sensazioni. Invece, come si entra sul ring; tutto si sgretola con dei combattimenti al limite del ridicolo per quanto sono male assortiti e costruiti. Anche i personaggi non sono originali.

Good movie and delivers what you would expect from the story, typically formulaic underpinned by some strong, convincing performances from Sean Patrick Flanery, Katrina Bowden and the always reliable Dennis Quaid. My major issue with the movie though was the ending, it was a real woof. So much that could have been done and I get what Ranarivelo was trying to achieve, but it was just such a whiff. A real swing and a miss that left an empty feeling.