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(More customer reviews)Bret "Hitman" Hart has been my favorite wrestler ever since I first watched this documentary on A&E a few years ago. He had always been a great wrestler, but after having watched this riveting tale of Hart's association with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1996-97, he became my hero.
Bret Hart's tale in this video is both happy and sad. In the beginning moments of the film, we see a light-hearted and very accomodating Hitman talking about his family and how he started in wrestling. He talks about growing up a Hart, and how life at the house was not always so wonderful. For the first 20-30 minutes, this film shows us the happier side of Bret Hart. And that's when things get interesting.
World Championship Wrestling (WCW) made Hart an incredible offer that he almost couldn't refuse. But, as a man of integrity and moral values, he inititally declined the WCW's offer out of loyalty to Vince McMahon, the owner of the WWF. Instead of taking a three-year contract worth $9 million from the WCW, he signed a 20-year contract for significantly less with the WWF.
Bret Hart's topsy-turvy road in 1997 is a captivating one to travel on for the audience. Anyone who knows wrestling knows the name Bret Hart and what has happened with him throughout his career. This documentary, so beautifully done by director Paul Jay, gives you the dirt on what Hart's life was like back when wrestling was just starting to come into its more adult nature.
This film gives you the entire scoop on why Bret Hart was turned heel (turned into a bad guy). This film shows you exactly what happened at the now infamous 1997 Survivor Series, which forever changed the direction of WWF programming. You will see it all as the happy and appreciative Bret Hart from the first 20-30 minutes is slowly chipped away until a depressed and demoralized Bret Hart is left in the wake of what the WWF and Vince McMahon did to him.
After the film, there is a special interview with Bret Hart and director Paul Jay that takes place 18 months later following the double-cross at the 1997 Survivor Series. Bret Hart goes on to tell what life has been like since his departure from the WWF and how things in his life have drastically changed. One shock, for example, is his admittance of his divorce. This comes as such a surprise since we see him and his wife sticking so closely together in the film.
In short, this is one of the best wrestling documentaries out there. They don't get any more real than this, and any wrestling fan will find Bret Hart's real-life battle with Vince McMahon intriguing.
On a personal note, Bret Hart, in my mind, will always be the Excellence of Execution. He will always be "The Best There Is, The Best There Was, and The Best There Ever Will Be." He deserved to have a grand exit from professional wrestling. It's just too bad that neither the WWF nor the WCW had the decency to give him one.
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