Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story (1996)

Beneath the Surface

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Oct 16, 2001 | 1 out of 1 found this Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story (1996) review helpful

Just about the only saving grace of this film was that it appeared Greg Louganis himself had much to do with its making. In that instance, the story line is at least believable, and factually credible.But to get any enjoyment out of this film you ha...d to strain so hard to get past the soppy emotional music and the preachy homosexual propaganda, that by the end, you had forgotten most of the storyline.While Mario Lopez was fabulous as Louganis - don't be surprised to see him in some higher profile stuff in the future - the film's obvious intent was to elicit pity for Louganis over the hardships he had experienced and the fact that - as a result of a lifestyle choice - he is now infected with the world's most loathsome disease. I can only say that it failed in this intent.The official review calls this an 'inspirational' story. As an athlete, yes, Greg Louganis was an inspiration, but certain decisions and choices he made were less than inspiring, and this film does the word 'inspriration' no justice whatsoever. I thought the film about Dan Janssen was much better.Two stars, because there was no one-and-a-half option and because one star would not have been fair on Lopez. Read more Less