agmtw logo
search

You Cannot Kill David Arquette (2020)

You Cannot Kill David Arquette (2020)

7.5

Actor David Arquette is too unhinged for Hollywood, too Hollywood for pro wrestling

Movie

United States of America
English
Documentary
2020

TLDR

Who are we kidding, no one’s too Hollywood for pro wrestling.

What it's about

Hollywood star David Arquette tries to redeem himself from being the novelty WCW world champion in the 2000s, to earning respect on the independent wrestling scene 2 decades later.

The take

For the longest time, it was always about how wrestling was affected by David Arquette; this documentary finally turns it around and asks how Arquette was affected by pro wrestling. We get interviews from his family that mostly look down on his silly wrestling phase; and from established wrestling personalities that, despite dated fan perceptions, welcome him at every turn. We really get in the weeds of Arquette’s motivations, anxieties, and training for a comeback tour on the indies. The audio levels may be a little erratic, but the intangible rawness combined with its polished nature make this a very fitting film for the wild man.

What stands out

I’d sooner root for David Arquette than root for backyard wrestling.

UP NEXT 

UP NEXT 

UP NEXT 

Silenced (2011)

A brutal and harrowing exposé of the schoolwide abuse case that sparked outrage in Korea

9.0

The Substance (2024)

Demi Moore swaps bodies in this standout chaotic body dysmorphia horror

8.3

Hail Satan? (2019)

Forget everything you think you know about the Satanic Temple

8.0

Incendies (2011)

Part melodrama, part war thriller, Incendies is gorgeous and heartbreaking from the first scene

9.9

Leave the World Behind (2023)

Shyamalan meets Black Mirror in this hugely entertaining, visually inventive apocalyptic thriller with a killer ending

8.2

Sugarcane (2024)

This documentary about the horrors of an Indian residential school is beautifully shot and powerfully told

7.3

The Edge of Democracy (2019)

Mixing personal history with hardcore journalism, this is the story of Brazil's fragile democracy.

9.0

Mommy (2014)

Aiming straight for the heart while punching you in the guts, Mommy is a crazy chamber piece about a widowed mother and her next-door neighbor bringing up a savage teenager

9.6

Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020)

A darkly hilarious portrait of the inevitability of death

7.9

Slow (2023)

A simple, beautiful, and deeply necessary ode to asexual intimacy

8.0

Curated by humans, not algorithms.

agmtw logo

© 2024 agoodmovietowatch, all rights reserved.