The film, which also stars Emily Blunt, tells the true story of legendary mixed martial artitst and UFC fighter Mark Kerr. While reviews have been somewhat mixed, Johnson's performance has been met with critical acclaim.
Meanwhile, Deadline said that he "owns the whole thing with his truly remarkable work as fighter Mark Kerr, disappearing so fully underneath Kazu Hiru’s astonishing prosthetics that the opening of the film, presented as contemporary footage from an event in Sao Paulo 1997, looks genuinely like the real thing."
View oEmbed on the source websiteRadio Times's own review said that Johnson "smashes it", even if the film is "a little too on-the-nose" at times and "doesn’t quite bring us the high drama you’d expect".
All of this praise for Johnson's work has led to speculation that the star could be in line for his first Oscar nomination, after years of work in blockbusters.
As a director, Safdie has previously worked with his brother Josh on recent hits like Good Time and Uncut Gems. Josh Safdie also has a film coming out soon, the Timothée Chalamet-starring Marty Supreme.
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