Bad Day to Go Fishing (2009)
Jacob van Oppen, the former strongest man on earth, and his manager Orsini, who calls himself "the Prince", make a good living by traveling around small South American towns and organizing wrestling exhibitions. Arriving in Santa Maria, they are met with uncommon enthusiasm, the local newspaper wants to sponsor the fight, helping hands placard the town with posters, and an open call is made for a worthy adversary. Ever so resourceful, Orsini knows how to find the right combatant, but fishing in Santa Maria could lead to a bigger catch than he'd hoped for.
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Fantastic!
Best movie ever!
The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.
This was an excellent and outstanding film about two seemingly washed-up and forgotten human beings. The acting is low-key, but great. A Bad Day To Go Fishing is the story of a burnt out, punch-drunk, former World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion and his equally washed-up promoter slash manager, taking on any and all opponents in challenge matches in 27 South American cities. Unknown to the brain damaged ex-champion, his manager who calls himself,Prince, has been paying off all his opponents to lose to him. Without giving away the ending, the two losers end up in an obscure South American town, where the younger, stronger, and meaner opponent refuses to lose the fight. This film is a character study of lost souls just trying to get through life day by day, by any means possible. And yet, down deep in the human spirit, sometimes,given the right situation,human beings can recapture the glory of their youth, even if it is for a brief moment in time.
Good movie. With a lilting rhythm surround but tells the story of a world champion who is battling low hours, enough to agree to do exhibition amateur combats in remote villages of the Uruguayan geography.Resounding characters. The exact contents and dialogs. A little humor and a bit of drama ... and that Orsini (Gary Piquer), outstanding, which is the soul of the film.The film oozes pause, warmth, closeness, deceit, greed: life in general. The supporting actors perfectly complement Piquer, projecting the presence of Antonella Costa and César Troncoso, the ambitious girlfriend of the challenging and the director-journalist who sponsor the contest.In short, real good cinema.
I had a feeling of connection with this film to "On the Waterfront" with Marlin Brando, content-wise. This film, "Bad Day to Go Fishing" is brilliantly cast and the locales are colorfully executed. Totally enjoyed this film. It has no pretense and is gritty and wonderful, with a striking dose of pathos...transports you to someplace possibly existent, yet strangely off the beaten trail. Acting and casting are superb. On the surface, it's a story about a friendship which you suspect is a condition of exploitation, but as it plays out, you become aware it's about true friendship and a condition of brotherhood between a manager and his aging athlete. It's also about the indomitable spirit of a contender no matter how far he's fallen from grace. It's about life, love, despair, con men, and the human spirit. Don't miss this film ;)
Jacob used to be the strongest man on Earth. Now he and his manager Orsini travel South America, showing him and his feats off, and betting $1000 that no one can last 3 minutes in the ring against him. But one town proves troublesome for their endeavors; the man they hire to lose is arrested and won't be able to fight, and a new challenger surfaces. Since they don't have the money they've been promising, how will they get out of this situation? The acting is quite good. This is about getting by by any means necessary(not only for our two leads, several others are desperate as well, and the setting fits this perfectly) and the dangers of wrestling(the former champion is clearly brain-damaged - to the point where he has the mind of a child - and he has damaging addictions, such as drinking, not to mention the so-called "cycle" he goes through, wherein he sometimes gets extremely volatile). There is humor in this(I think it might be typically Spanish... I couldn't detail it more than that, it has some "stupid people" material). The film moves gradually towards the inevitable climax, a showdown. There is a bit of brutal violence, sexuality and disturbing content in this. I recommend this to fans of drama. 7/10