After being bullied, book smart but not street-wise teenager Cal Chetley (Devon Graye), joins his Oklahoma high school's wrestling team, seeing it as a way to reunite with his estranged and wayward older brother, Mike (John Cena). His mother, Sharon (Patricia Clarkson), is not initially supportive of Cal's decision, especially after learning that Mike is secretly coaching Cal from jail. She has been away and out of contact with Mike, her older son, for over a decade, but copes and watches as yet another family male becomes legendary.
"The Dream" composed and orchestrated by James A. Johnston with vocals by Jonathan Estabrook
"Through Telescopes" performed by Colour Academy and also used in the trailer
"Undertow" performed by Beta Wolf
"We Must Start Again" performed by Golden State
The orchestral score, written, and composed by James A Johnston, is available on iTunes.
Home media
The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD on September 28, 2010. The DVD is being sold exclusively at Walmart and the Blu-ray exclusively at Best Buy.[4]
Reception
Critics received the film poorly. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 19% based on 43 reviews, and an average rating of 4.8/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Maudlin, predictable, and clichéd, Legendary pins its talented cast under a heavy layer of formulaic schmaltz."[5] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 39 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[6]
Legendary failed to make the top ten at the box office in its only weekend in wide release, finishing with $200,393 in total.[citation needed]
