tells the true-life story of former amateur boxer Stuart Long . When an injury brings his boxing career to an end, the hard-drinking and big-talking Stu heads out west to LA with hopes of making it big in showbiz and possibly even reconnecting with his estranged father . Falling short of seeing his name in lights, he instead falls for Carmen .
I’m not entirely sure that we need a movie starring Mark Wahlberg and Mel Gibson about problematic men finding a redemption arc, but if we do, this is certainly that movie.is competently made and Wahlberg puts in another turn as an entertaining loser with a heart of gold. Narratively though, the inspirational story loses inspiration as the film suffers from front-loading, and much of our time is spent in the buildup to Stu’s priesthood.