What Happened to The Rock's Face?

Header Image Source: A24

The new trailer for The Smashing Machine is out, and the A24 film from Benny Safdie might finally earn Dwayne Johnson some respect to go with all that fame. If the trailer is any indication, it just might work. Johnson showed some real acting promise early in his career - beyond just playing The Rock - in Be Cool , but he’s spent the last two decades coasting on variations of the same action-hero persona in different settings.

This feels different. What’s most striking is how Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson actually looks in this film. He’s got more than his usual two expressions - movie-star grin and teddy-bear mad. It’s not just the hair, though, that helps. He’s tapping into a broader emotional range. In some shots, he looks

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