New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- Dwayne Johnson was visibly overcome with emotion on Monday night as 'The Smashing Machine' received a thunderous 15-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival - one of the longest and most rapturous of this year's edition.

The 53-year-old actor, who rose to fame as WWE legend 'The Rock,' sobbed uncontrollably as applause, cheers, and whistles filled the Sala Grande on the Lido.

Judging by the ecstatic response to his powerful performance as troubled 1990s MMA fighter Mark Kerr, it appears Johnson has delivered what many are calling the most profound work of his career.

Known for high-octane films like 'Black Adam', 'Baywatch', and 'The Mummy Returns', Johnson takes a drastically different turn in this raw...