Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story

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08/11/2012 This made-for-television biopic about celebrated American diver Greg Louganis (1960-present) is a well-meaning introduction to an inspirational figure, who overcame intense bullying and discrimination throughout his youth to become a record-breaking Olympic champion. Based on the athlete's engaging, bestselling biography (co-written by Eric Marcus and published in 1996), this adaptation is restricted by its budget and time of production; real-life footage isn't very seamlessly integrated with the rest of the film and our gay protagonist is never seen kissing another man. Louganis is portrayed by Patrick David and Mario Lopez for a bulk of the piece, and both deliver effective performances in a very worthwhile, if not too in-depth, movie. See more 07/17/2009 Great story (probably cause its true lol). I liked the book better, the movie cut a few parts out which I believed were fairly important - which is the reason it doesn't get 5 stars :) See more 05/20/2009 it was very good. his abusive boyfiriend was a jerk. i wish mario lopez was in more movies.it was really sad when his father died of lung cancer. it was a good story. See more 05/18/2009 The acting is not up to par but the story is inspiring. See more 09/27/2008 great composition of mario lopez See more 08/01/2008 I can distictly remeber watching the Olympics when Greg Louganis hit his head on the diving board, and I remember how shocked we all were. Add in the fact that he's gay and I was curious about his story. Plus, I was a diver myself. I'm not sure if Breaking the Surface is a Lifetime Movie or not. I'm gonna say no, but it has that same feel. And Mario Lopez clearly got the part for his looks, so be prepared to annoying by his "acting". But if you want to see this, you won;t care about any of those shortcomings. This is for fans of Greg Louganis. See more Read all reviews

Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story

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