BobbyBo02 Where can I start with this movie. As a long time wrestler and now a Coach I can not stand this movie. I hate it with a passion. Have I cut weight have I seen others cut weight? Yes! I had a tough father who was my coach knew a lot of wrestlers that were in the same situation. All this sport did was give a bad name to all wrestlers everywhere. The weight cutting was over kill. When he shows the 8 year old cutting weight is also over kill. Never in my life have I seen a child cutting weight. NEVER and if I did that coach would probably be in a trash can somewhere because I don't know of one youth coach that would see that as acceptable behavior.Second how could I ever say that this is a good wrestling movie. The kid works hard and quits in the end. What message are we sending to the young people in this country that its OK to quit and not finish what we started because its just to hard. Guess what wrestling isn't a sport for the weak and were telling our kids that its OK to quit.Sacrifice is part of any sport. There needs to be a film that shows my favorite sport for what it is the greatest sport in the world. A sport that shows young men and women (yes I said women. Its an Olympic sport now folks) what they are made of. Any wrestler who enjoys this movie no longer has my respect.

randyuns Hard to believe this movie was made for only $500,000. Very professional, beautifully photographed, and it held my interest. Most, if not all, the acting was quite good. Good depiction of how high school wrestling used to be. However, with the pot, alcohol and references to sex, I would say it is inappropriate for my high school wrestler to see.

rwc-1 Jimi Petulla has done a more than noteworthy job of addressing the repercussions faced by parents who want their children to succeed, but sometimes go too far in trying to make it happen. Based on a true story, REVERSAL is about a father-son relationship and is told with high school wrestling as the backdrop.As a lifelong fan of amateur wrestling, I thank Mr. Petulla for his authentic portrayal of the sport I cherish, and for attempting to show the world that the lessons learned in sport, especially wrestling, are transferable to life.

oklahomafineartsfoundation Generally speaking, American films are the best in the world. The English expect their films to resemble stage plays, the French demand a ballet of sorts, the Italians need to see an opera on the screen, and the Germans, a military maneuver. But American film is traditionally obligated only to provide fun and excitement as it explores the caves in which life has been hiding. "Reversal" does just that.Unlike many movies about the problems of ordinary people, however, "Reversal" portrays the ordinary people as ones you'd like to know, not as posturing dimwits and disjointed rubes. And unlike most "coming of age" movies, it focuses on a specific conflict -- the one between father and son; "Reversal" does not expose the protagonists (and us) to unrelated difficulties and extraneous events, for the sake of "color."The wrestling scenes are perfectly executed, and almost overpower the underlying art of this dramatic film -- but not quite. The acting is simple, and surprising effective. The sets are immediately comfortable, and the camera moves like an Oklahoman. If only it has occasionally shown us, as a brief glance, some silent expression or bird-on-the-wing that was somehow supplementary to the dialogue -- a loose end -- "Reversal" could have been a small masterpiece. As is, it's a "7."Kevin Cisneros