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An inspirational story of a second chance based on a life story about heavyweight boxer James J. Braddock. Great casting; Crowe, Zellweger, Giamatti, McGill, and Bierko nailed their respective roles. Another Ron Howard triumph!
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Cinderella Man is one of the best films of 2005. It is based on a true story about a boxer named James J. Braddock (who was injured and down on his luck) during the Great Depression. Braddock was a heavyweight contender from New Jersey (nicknamed "the Bulldog of Bergen") who lost everything and then staged a great comeback that inspired a nation to believe in the miracles. It was directed by Ron Howard and starred Russell Crowe. They previously worked together on the Oscar-winning movie, A BEAUTIFUL MIND. This movie is a little slow at times but overall, it is a great movie with strong performances especially by Russell Crowe. It's one of those against-the-odds, underdog stories that tugs at your heart and brings a smile to your face. It's a good boxing film. I liked that it showed how people struggled to survive during the Great Depression. That was such an awful time in American history. I highly recommend this film. This movie is really worth watching. If you like sports movies such as Any Given Sunday, Cool Runnings, Major League, Ice Princess, The Replacements, 61, Unnecessary Roughness, A League of Their Own, The Cutting Edge, Wildcats, Raging Bull, Rocky, etc. then, you will probably like this one.Read full review
The setting and scenery gives a person the one of best looks at the Depression Era from a handful of well-defined characters. The boxer's kids and wife have to live through the fade of a proud boxer's career as injuries have left him a shadow of his original boxing self. Gentleman JIm Braddock takes almost any job, even with little work available. A random fight turns up even though the boxing commission has pulled his license. Braddock discovers that from months of not fighting, his injuries have healed and fights his way back to his become a real Rocky and win or lose, he becomes a real people's champion. His manager almost steals the movie. Russell Crowe stars and Renee Zellweger becomes his "Adrian" A little corny and squeezing every bit of sentimentality it can, based on real-life "hero" Jim Braddock...Read full review
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For some reason Cinderella Man flopped at the box office. I didn't even really know about it until I watched the DVD. For the most part I really like Russell Crowe, and this film definitely adds to his growing collection of great movies. This true story is about a boxer named Jim Braddock who is in the prime of his career right as the Great Depression hits. His family quickly goes from living the high life to living in the slums as work becomes scarce and times get difficult trying to feed his family and keep them healthy and happy. It's a very human story and it will not disappoint. Renee Zellweger plays Russell Crowe's wife and does a really nice job. This movie is directed by Ron Howard and lives up to his standards of a very fine film.
Wonderful film about second chances. It takes place in the boxing world. I much preferred this to "Raging Bull", "Rocky", and "Great White Hope". Don't get me wrong...those three films are fantastic.
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