LEGENDARY: C Not content with delivering over-the-top good-natured mayhem, the folks at WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) once again bring their most popular star to the big screen. Surprisingly, John Cena is very low-key in “Legendary,” befitting a muted family drama that spotlights high school wrestling, the real Greco-Roman style and not the WWE’s cartoonish entertainment. [...]

Unlike John Cena’s first two movies, you won’t see him dodging bullets or leaping off buildings in his latest WWE-produced film, “Legendary,” which opens today for a limited engagement. With “Legendary,” the only leap that Cena takes is a figurative one, as he makes the jump from action movies to a family drama. As far [...]

The latest release from WWE Studios, Legendary stars WWE star and corporate mascot John Cena alongside Patricia Clarkson, Devon Graye and Danny Glover in the most heartfelt film the company has been a part of. Devon plays the role of Cal Chetley, a target for bullies in his small Oklahoma town, who lives with his [...]

2 stars “The smell of the mat never leaves ya.” So says World Wrestling Entertainment superstar John Cena, playing a former high school champ who lost his way in the new WWE-produced movie “Legendary.” That line is easily the most pungent in a generally bland bid for inspirational family drama, directed by Mel Damski and [...]

NEW YORK — John Cena is the latest professional wrestler to make the transition from the ring to movies, following in a well-trod path blazed by the likes of Hulk Hogan, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin. The 33-year-old Massachusetts native, who played football in college, is a nine-time [...]