Movie #: 248
Movie Title: Cinderella Man
Year Released: 2005
Director: Ron Howard
Notable Cast: Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger, Paul Giamatti
Short Description: The story of James Braddock, a supposedly washed up boxer who came back to become a champion and an inspiration in the 1930s. (IMDB.com)
Rank on the Top 100 Lists
AFI.com: N/A
IMDB.com: N/A
Ranker.com: N/A
Lifed.com: #99
Empire.com: N/A
FilmCrave.com: N/A
FlickChart.com: N/A
Date Watched: 1/22/2013
What I Liked: If I didn’t know this was a movie I might have actually believed that Russell Crowe as James Braddock and Paul Giamatti as Joe Gould were a professional boxer and his manager, they were that good. Crowe’s portrayal of a desperate depression-era father trying to provide for his family was very captivating and the passion that Giamatti displayed is unmatched. The boxing scenes were well choreographed and showed lots of angles and detail.
What I Disliked: I'm not really a fan of Renee Zellweger so she bothered me a bit. I don’t think the movie did a good job explaining the death of the Braddock's friend and the events leading up to it.
Grade: 4 out of 5 (Excellent)
Rationale: Very good movie that I plan on watching again sometime, but my dislike of Renee Zellweger keeps it from getting a higher grade.
Thoroughly enjoyed this movie and look forward to watching it again sometime... kind of surprised it's not higher on the list.
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