The film about arm wrestling that OVER THE TOP wished it had been (despite one of the characters being inspired by that film in the actual film). Don Lee plays a conflicted former professional arm wrestler who returns home to Korea for the first time in a lifetime since losing his standing in the professional arm wrestling world. His best friend, whom he would do anything for and is like a brother to him, convinces him that he has a chance to get back to the life he lost. Unfortunately, this forces him to get involved with gangsters and discover a family he never knew he had and the underworld they are trapped in. The film is really about a guy who's been physically and emotionally lost with only arm wrestling as his anchor until he discovers that there is more to his life than just being a champion. I absolutely loved this film and thought it gave Lee a great opportunity to show off a more emotional and nuanced performance than some of his other films. It is also, hands down, the best film about arm wrestling ever made.
