Posted on 9/03/125 by Colin Vassallo
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson received a 15-minute standing
ovation at the Venice Film Festival after a screening of The
Smashing Machine.
The 53-year-old, who showed up in Italy slimmer than ever
before, wiped away a lot of tears as the crowd gave a
rousing approval of his portrayal of former UFC star Mark
Kerr.
“Variety’s co-editor in chief Ramin Setoodeh wrote that this
was the most emotion they have seen since Brendan Fraser
launched his Oscar campaign in the same place four years ago
for the movie The Whale.
Johnson was flanked by his co-star Emily Blunt and director
Benny Safdie.
The Smashing Machine movie has received rave reviews from
critics, especially Johnson, who “rocked” his role of Kerr.
(Picture courtesy: CNN)