“Unstoppable” is the adjective that could very well describe Jennifer Lopez as she continues to renew herself from film to film.
Jennifer Lopez shares the screen with Jharrel Jerome in the Anthony Robles biopic. The opportunity to highlight the inspiring life of this national wrestling champion. MCE saw the film and here’s what we thought.
What are the main themes ofUnstoppable ?
Unstoppable in French or Unstoppable in English, is William Goldenberg’s very first film. Indeed, the latter has already received an Oscar but for the editing ofArgo. He also received quite a few nominations from this famous ceremony.
For this premiere, he chose to give the spotlight to a wrestler who has the distinction of being born with only one leg. The inspiring journey of Anthony Robles allowed the director to share this touching story with us of a mother and her son ready to do anything to get by and succeed in life.
The casting ofUnstoppable is composed of Jharrel Jerome, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Don Cheadle and Jennifer Lopez. Respectively, the first plays Anthony Robles, Rick the stepfather, coach Bobby Williams, coach Shawn Charles and finally his mother played by JLo.
The film addresses several themes such as:
Domestic violence
It is sometimes difficult to leave everything behind when you are the mother of several young children. without having a job to feed the whole family. It is in this climate that Judy, mother of Anthony Robles, tries to fight against an absent and not very tender husband on a daily basis.
Disability in sport
THE Paris 2024 Paralympic Games have proven to us once again that disability is not an obstacle to launching a sporting career. Your only obstacle is yourself. And that, Anthony Robles played by Jharrel Jerome understood this well and proves it in Unstoppable.
Family life
Between sacrifices and the desire to succeed as a person and a young man, Anthony Robles wants above all to take care of his familywithout forgetting each other.
-Jennifer Lopez and Jharrel Jerome incredibly touching
Jennifer Lopez and not Jlo because here we are dealing with the actress and not the singer, once again embodies a strong woman. Who is not afraid to say what she thinks and we see that from the beginning of the film.
The actress of This Is Me…Now plays with such sincerity. We come to wonder if she did not experience certain similar scenes Unstoppable.
In an interview with Brut, Jennifer Lopez explained that she had met Anthony Robles but also his mother Judy, on whom she could count on to best embody her role. That of a mother who will do everything for her son to succeed in wrestling.
For his part, Jharrel Jerome also shines with his authenticity, he had already made an impression in the event series In their eyes (When They See Us). Once again, he becomes one with the character he plays. Moreover, to pay tribute to this wrestling champion, the actor trained for months and months with Anthony Robles in person. The latter is also a producer ofUnstoppable and appears in his own film playing the stunt double for some difficult-to-perform wrestling moves and stunts.
Unstoppabledirected by William Goldenberg with Jennifer Lopez and Jharrel Jerome, has been available since January 16, 2025 on Prime Video France.
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Ana Carballosa/Prime
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