Too much of everything

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

One of those movie experiences that is so good it makes you realize you've been grading everything else on a curve.

Matt Hamill (Russell Harvard) is born deaf. He is raised by his single-mom and his grandfather Stanley Leroy McCoy (Raymond J. Barry). His grandfather refuses to accept his deafness and pushes Matt in life including into wrestling. Matt is bullied which often leads to violence. He asks Michelle to prom but it does not go well. His Purdue college life goes badly and he ends up working at the garage for his grandfather. He goes to Rochester Institute of Technology and has roommate Jay 'Mr. Clean' Jakubowski as best friend. He starts dating deaf activist Kristi Jones (Shoshannah Stern) as he works to be a National Collegiate Champion.This is a biopic of a niche personality done in a relative standard straight forward way. It's an interesting life but not necessarily world shattering. The most interesting part is his deafness. The first intriguing scene is Matt trying to follow Michelle and her girlfriend's conversation in the car. It's a small window into his world. It also shows a possible way to make this movie truly original. It could make this an immersive world where the audience gets to feel with Matt as much as follow his life. In that way, the prom incident works well. Raymond J. Barry is great and Russell Harvard is a functional deaf actor.

This movie is awesome. It is impossible not to be inspired after seeing this movie and hearing the story of Matt Hamill.That coming from someone who personally knows him. I have known about his story since I was a young kid because he grew up in the same town I did and seeing the movie was still a moving experience. Definitely recommend this for kids and adults with and without a disability.Everyone should go out and see this movie. I promise you will enjoy every second of it!

I know many people on here are writing rave reviews. Talking about how beautifully this film was made. And, I will agree, there were certainly some shining moments, especially with the sound editing.The thing I had the most difficulty with, was the accuracy. I went looking to see the true story of Matt, and the things he went through. But there were so many things that were wrong (fact wise) that it's hard to know what was real and what was fiction.I went to school with Matt, graduated in 1993. I personally know many of the people that were in the film. None of them were remotely close to their real life counterparts. Mike Rich, for one, was not even on the same page. Pat Hamill, Janet, and even Stan (his grandfather) were not given anything close to their real personalities either. And the town of Loveland, they made it laughable. There aren't (and weren't) miles and miles of corn. It isn't some one horse hick town as we would be lead to believe. I'm not saying every detail needs to be kept. But at least one would be nice. Do a little research, or at least try to make it look like you did.Another complaint I have, is for the first half of the film, even though they clearly say he is deaf, they treat him as if he's mentally handicapped. Matt, from what I know of him, was never stupid. People weren't embarrassed by him. I always saw him as respected and well liked.My final thought is this, the movie's message is great, and I guess that's what's the most important with a film like this. But it had potential to be so much better, and I think Matt deserves a better representation of his life, than what this film has given him.

Hamill is such a great movie! Breaking the barriers between the Deaf Community to the hearing. I loved the subtitles throughout the entire movie. Giving a new perspective into both sides worlds.The writing, editing, music and cast were all excellent! I wish I could see the movie again and bring all my friends and family this time. A must see inspirational heart warming movie. Russ Hamilton performance was outstanding! I'm not a big wrestling fan, but this movie goes way beyond the wrestling storyline. It shows a mans determination to succeed and live his dream.Shot in my home town of Rochester NY; this movie helps to also educate people about the NTID programs available to the hearing impaired students at the Rochester Institute of Technology. RIT - National Technical Institute for the Deaf - NTID is the world's largest technical college for deaf students. This movie is great for audiences of all ages!