Jerome is quietly compelling as Anthony Robles, the one-legged wrestler who against all odds became a college champion.
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By Owen Gleiberman
A middlebrow triumph-against-the-odds sports fan favorite can be a beautiful thing — that is, when it doesn’t flatter or wallow in clichés, and when it has as much respect for reality as it does for inspiring you. “Unstoppable,” a wrestling drama based on the life of college champion Anthony Robles, is an honest and moving entry in the genre, with real commercial potential. It has a lot of familiar clichés, but in its no-nonsense way it strikes a chord of authenticity. The true story it tells is nothing short of extraordinary, which may be why the filmmakers didn’t feel the need to overdo it.
The opening scene takes us to the 2006 High School Nationals in Philadelphia. Anthony, a senior from Mesa, Arizona, played by the great Jharrel Jerome (who was Chiron's love interest in the second segment of "Moonlight" and voiced Miles Morales in "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse"), is getting ready to compete in the championship game. The first thing you notice about him is the first thing everyone notices: he only has one leg (his left).
