The Iron Claw

Iron Claw is a somber piece of family drama wrapped with a tragic undercurrent through it. There are themes of parental pressure, brotherhood, love, loss, grief, melancholy, and subversion of toxic masculinity. It grapples with ideas of male authority while being sentimental and ponderous at its core.

The physicality and the melancholic yet powerful acting performances accentuate the factual drama and bring a sense of poignancy. The poignant yet hopeful ending completes earned arcs and is a satisfying conclusion. Overall The Iron Claw is a gut punch in the sports movie genre.

Technically The Iron Claw provides spectacle, tension, and immersion. its imagery utilizes framing, angles, composition, and saturation neon lighting. The editing offers dissolves,inserts,closeups and montages. The vivid sound adds atmosphere,brisk,emphasis and quietness.

.Its score is ominous and melancholic, with intensity, and 80's needle drops. The production design recreates the era with the professional wrestling sets and the Midwest setting. The casting offers established names while bringing a sense of synergy and focus. The effects are used for extensive wrestling stunts with makeup and blood. Overall The Iron Claw is raw and visceral to its core.

Writing:10/10

Direction:8/10

Cinematography:9/10

Acting:10/10

Editing:8/10

Sound:8/10

Score:8/10

Prod design:10/10

Casting:8/10

Effects:7/10

Overall Score:8.6/10