Rip is the World Wrestling Federation champion who is faithful to his fans and the network he wrestles for, but Brell, the new head of the World Television Network, wants Rip to wrestle for his network.
Charmless, stupid and badly made, No Holds Barred makes Rocky look like Citizen Pain.
– Richard Harrington,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
As cartoonish as its star.
– Stephen Holden,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
rotten:
The film is utterly lacking in the campy quality of the World Wrestling Federation telecasts.
– Gene Siskel,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2013
rotten:
For months now, Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro have been sitting in their dens and nervously clutching their Oscars. They knew that an unprecedented challenge was looming... the arrival of Hulk Hogan in his first starring role in a movie.
– Desmond Ryan,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
29 May 2013
fresh:
The movie never takes itself seriously and director Tom Wright (TV's "Beauty and the Beast") has fun with the wrestling montages. Hogan himself has an appealing screen presence -- like a gallant teddy bear who goes berserk every 10 minutes or so.