Oscar-nominated director Bennet Miller gives his take on a film based in a true-to-life scenario entitled the "Foxcatcher" starring renowned actors Channing Tatum and Steve Carell and in partnership with Sony Classics.
In the film released on Nov. 14, Tatum and Carell gave their best performances yet in the screenplay written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman.
Tatum's Olympic gold medalist wrestler Mark Schultz is introduced during his glory days with his brother Dave, played by Mark Ruffalo.
After some time, Ruffalo's character overshadows his brother and becomes more successful in both his career and family, resulting in a mopey depiction of Tatum's role.
Meanwhile, Carell is introduced as millionaire John Eleuthère du Pont who, in real life, collects huge numbers of stamps, shells and birds as well as an elite team of amateur wrestlers during the middle of the 1980s in Pennsylvania.
Du Pont later contacts Schultz out of the blue and entices him to join his amatuer wrestling team to participate in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
Described in several reviews as a crazy and eccentric character and the heir of a chemical company producing gun powder, dynamite and plutonium, du Pont's back story revolves around how he acquired his current mental state.
The "Foxcatcher" is showcased as a depiction of contradictory ideas and confusing takes about success, hard work and the very root as to what it takes to be a man.
The film was "beautifully acted and impeccably mounted" according to the New York Times, as Miller decided to capitalize less on historical details and more on the story's characters and the film's overall atmosphere.
"The film examines very basic questions of human psychology in a way that very few artists have pulled off. What we're left with is a gripping and thought-provoking work that is sure to stick with you," the Business Insider's Brett Arnold wrote.