I had read all the pre-hype regarding this movie over the past several months and eagerly anticipated seeing it. I ordered this movie as soon as I first saw it was available for the public to purchase and anxiously checked the mail each day over the last month for its arrival and watched it this evening after recieving it today. I couldn't understand why there was not more people responding positively to this poll as the number of respondents grew. I did not find this movie to be the uplifting, inspirational passion for success picture such as Rocky or Vision Quest that I'd hoped for. This is more a personal account of what can happen in the worst of extremes where a youth was pushed to the point where it eventually caused him to walk away from a sport. The film made me percieve that he did so without the realization of what I feel best embodies the life lessons one can come away with through competing in the sport of wrestling. Not everyone can be a State Champion yet one can still attain an individual and personal level of success through hard work and dedication, a strong will and determination to learn and improve upon new skills to help them achieve and the desire to get positive results in small measures whether that be getting a takedown, escaping a pin-hold, getting their hand raised or just lasting 3 periods. These small results for each individual can eventually grow and become common for them and even expected where eventually they may hunger and desire for better and better outcomes. If even a little guy (who is used to getting picked last on the playground or is a runt in Jr. High and not 5'8"- 150 lbs and not able to see the sense of pride hoped for by playing on the Football, Basketball team etc.) works hard, learns the moves and strives for improvement then they can likely walk away from this sport on their own terms with one of the best feelings of self accomplishment that can impact him or her to have the inner drive and perseverance to "GO FOR THE GOLD" (in their own terms) that can last a lifetime. So..I guess what I am trying to say... is that I was truly disappointed to see a film that I had so much anticipated turn out to be one that portrayed a sport which I know is so positive to be one that sends a message that sheds a negative light on the sport of Wrestling. This film is far from "Vision Quest ". .....KEVIN CALHOON