ygmn Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Great movie... Depression era.. boxing... NYC whats not to love? Watch it...worth it IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbuckster Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 Great movie about a real honest and tough man. This is a true story,and deservered alot more acclaim than it received, a better choice for movie of the year than Crash. Russel Crowe does another fine job on a great script. A man of great personal conviction, and a never say die attitude, turns to the Boxing ring as a means of caring for his family. Not the most talented fighter in the ring, but a man with great heart, and a never quit attitude fights his way to the top. For the lack of a better phrase, a better Rocky type movie than Rocky, this is a real man, a true story, in a tough city, during the toughest of times. A real Knock-out of a movie, worth a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arky Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 Agreed - a real engaging story I wasn't familiar with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullwinkle Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 excellent movie! agree with above, shoulda got an oscar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksonbart Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 I liked the film, thought it was very good. One weakness was Renee Zellweger, her Jersey accent was awful, that and the fact that she is always squinting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedball Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 Sounds like a good one for when the wife is away. My Dad said back in the the old days bare knuckle fights were pretty rough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theryugobuddy Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 JB--Renee is always squinting and pursing her little lips-- her accent sounded fine to me. But then, if you're from Jersey... I'm from Alabama, and I'm annoyed with most movies about the South with the bad southern accents-- I loved this movie--just saw it. Truly would have been a better choice for Oscar--historic, great acting, inspirational story. Russel Crowe is truly a star, and must have thrown himself into this-- the boxing scenes are more believable than any Rocky fight scene, better than any boxing movie I can think of for that matter-- Paul Giamatti continually astounds me -- in every movie he plays such strong and sympathetic characters -- his managing during the fights is classic--I wish I had him in my corner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbuckster Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 I liked the film, thought it was very good. One weakness was Renee Zellweger, her Jersey accent was awful, that and the fact that she is always squinting. If you had been married to Kenny Chipmunk,ooops, Chesney, you would squint too, Vette-Boy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 As usual, Renee and Russell Crowe do a very good job with this movie. Paul Giamatti continues the critical acclaim he garnered so well in Sideways. Yet this movie did not move me the way I thought it would. It is not the epic battle of Gladiator, the hero is not the larger than life story of Master & Commander. The story is not the moving tale of Million Dollar Baby. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> BTW, if you want to see her act, it is not The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre you should see, but her masterful change of attitude in One True Thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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