{"id":758,"date":"2019-03-22T17:06:23","date_gmt":"2019-03-23T00:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/?p=758"},"modified":"2019-04-22T17:07:26","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T00:07:26","slug":"fighting-with-my-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/2019\/fighting-with-my-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Fighting With My Family \u2013 Captures Your Heart With Big Family Values"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Born into a tight-knit wrestling family, Paige and her brother Zak are ecstatic when they get the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to try out for the WWE. But when only Paige earns a spot in the competitive training program, she must leave her loved ones behind and face this new cutthroat world alone. Paige’s journey pushes her to dig deep and ultimately prove to the world that what makes her different is the very thing that can make her a star. KIDS FIRST! Adult Reviewer Kimbirly O. comments, ” When I heard about this film, I thought, \u201cWhat a crazy title!\u201d Well, it is not so crazy; it is enchanting.” See her full review below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fighting With My Family
By Kimbirly O., KIDS FIRST! Adult Juror<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Florence Pugh stars as Paige in FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY, . Credit: Robert Viglasky \/ Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures \u00a9 2018 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc.\u00a0 All Rights Reserved.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

When I heard about this film, I thought, \u201cWhat a crazy\ntitle!\u201d Well, it is not so crazy; it is enchanting. This film is based on a\ntrue story and follows the antics of a former wrestler and his family, as they\nmake a living wrestling in small venues in northern England. The family is in the\nbusiness, and the kids dream of making it in big in the WWE (World Wrestling\nEntertainment).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While wrestling is not my jam and the film is slow at times,\nit captured my heart with big family values – life lessons about believing in\noneself and each member of one\u2019s family. The sibling wrestlers Saraya (Florence\nPugh) and Zak Knight (Jack Lowden) have trained for the big stage of wrestling\nsince they were young. In fact, Zak reminds us that this was his dream since he\nwas three. When they get the call from a WWE scout named Hutch (Vince Vaughn),\nit is a dream come true. On the other hand, is it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nick Frost as Ricky Knight and Jack Lowden as Zak Knight in FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY. Credit: Robert Viglasky \/ Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures \u00a9 2018 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc.\u00a0 All Rights Reserved.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Florence Pugh is fantastic and I cheered for her throughout\nthe film. Her family brings a lot of comedy and grit to their roles. Dwayne\n\u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson is in all the trailers and has some key scenes. He will\ndefinitely help sell tickets! It is great to see Vince Vaughn in a positive and\nupbeat role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I give this film 3 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 8\nto 18, as well as adults. The stunts are detailed and outstanding. The\nchoreography is flawless. The casting is great. The costumes are authentic and\nthere are many laugh-out-loud lines. You do not have to be clan of grapplers in\nNorwich, England to like this film! The film\nscreened at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and opens in theaters nationwide February\n22, 2019. Look for it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Born into a tight-knit wrestling family, Paige and her brother Zak are ecstatic when they get the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to try out for the WWE. But when only Paige earns a spot in the competitive training program, she must leave her loved ones behind and face this new cutthroat world alone. Paige’s journey pushes her to dig deep and ultimately prove to the world that what makes her different is the very thing that can make her a star. KIDS FIRST! Adult Reviewer Kimbirly O. comments, ” When I heard about this film, I thought, \u201cWhat a crazy title!\u201d Well, it is not so crazy; it is enchanting.” <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[48,49,51,50],"class_list":["post-758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jury-updates","tag-florence-upgh","tag-jack-lowden","tag-sundance","tag-vince-vaughn"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=758"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/758\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":766,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/758\/revisions\/766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/juror\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}