The One and Only

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Amos H @amosheath 08/03/2023 Great little movie. Henry Winkler does so much with an average movie. His sidekicks are hilarious. See more 02/03/2023 Henry Winkler is the one and only...wrestler of his kind directed by Carl Reiner Winkler stars as Andy Schmidt who's convinced he's a very talented actor and he meets Mary Crawford at college in the 1950s He wants to marry her quick before he become too famous Andy wants to pursue fame and fortune despite being out of work Maybe what's inside him is too good to control, Mary thinks he's quite insecure and that everything is an act Andy is sad and funny which Mary finds interesting He's eccentric yet passionate going the extra mile He never gets scared but she's afraid to lose him Later they both go to NYC And he becomes a pro wrestler but can he keep up the act alone? Andy faces money issues, acting gigs, and being able to support his wife A change can happen quite fast in someone who's dedicated This might be too much of a safe, schmaltzy comedy but Winkler is very dedicated especially with the flamboyancy Still pleasant showing how much of an actor can commit to a role that's not entirely for him Give it this; it's funny, sad, a little dirty, and a bit prophetic, the type of film that simply cannot be categorized Yet all the performances are wonderful from everyone Winkler gets a kick out of this big time Silly yes but remains a kind love story at the center See more 11/30/2019 Annoying cheesy lead character and soundtrack and the film is almost unwatchable because of this. Winkler is like Billy Crystal turned up to 11. The movie is based on the life of Gorgeous George who was, perhaps, the greatest wrestler of all time. He deserved a better biopic. See more 02/12/2012 Even though Henry Winkler is sorta a flake in The One & Only it is charming as a man who believes in his thespian talents who gets the girl & only wants to take New York by storm. The only problem is that he isn't a realist that actors are a dime a dozen & those producing & directing don't want to hear his two cent interpretations. This leads him into the life of professional wrestling that @ the time had absolutely no respect. It's pretty bitter sweet but fame is to be found as wrestling finds a life on TV & Winkler becomes the star that he always craved to be & in the end is able to have it all w/ a family life as well. A true diamond in the rough especially as far & wrestling movies go See more 03/04/2011 Why you might ask would I ever watch this. Well I'm a sucker for a wrestling movie. I found this in the net Flicks listings and said what the heck. Well this was a tale of two movies. The first part showed the relationship build up between Winkler and Darby . Let me tell you this was painful to watch. Really painful ! The second half was Winkler getting into wrestling this was interesting enough. But this leads you to believe it is a wrestling movie and while in time it is , it is just not worth the time to get to. I gave it 2 out of 5 stars for the wrestling aspect and 0 stars for the rest of this Gods awful movie. See more 06/01/2010 Boring, but with some good parts. Henry Winkler is funny sometimes but also comes off too aggressively sometimes. Overall, good for cable at best. See more Read all reviews

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