Cinderella Man
Based On A True Story
Academy Award winners Russell Crowe and Renée Zellweger star in this triumphant, powerfully inspiring true story. In a time when America needed a champion, an unlikely hero would arise, proving how hard a man would fight to win a second chance for his family and himself. Suddenly thrust into the national spotlight, boxer Jim Braddock would defy the odds against him and stun the world with one of the greatest comebacks in history. Driven by love for his family, he willed an impossible dream to come true.
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This was amazing story of one's life - LilyandMick
I love these kind of movie where the main charactor goes through a different obstacle through life and in the end, it will lead up to one's destiny. Russell Crowe did amazing job on the roll of main charactor. I can't imagine this movie with someone else in the main roll. Don't miss it!One man's extraordinary fight to save the family he loved. - Cybrnetix
My heart was firmly lodged in my throat for the last hour and a half of The Cinderella Man. Nobody does true-story heroism like Ron Howard, and few can do heroes like Russell Crowe. Though Howard fictionalizes his subjects, and does not pretend to make documentaries, he does accurately depict the feeling and the major points of his subjects.
Jim Braddock was a depression-era boxer who everybody thought was down for the count. Though there is a lot of boxing in this film, this is not a boxing movie, but rather his story and the story of the family that inspired him to fight back against prejudice and hopelessness, to rise to heights that would inspire a nation. Braddock is portrayed in a moving and powerful manner, with remarkable performances all around, one of the best scripts I can remember in recent years, and occasionally brutal action.
Those who have run into my reviews may note that this is one of my shortest. Please understand that I really don't think there's much to say about this simple, beautiful and very human story, besides - see it!A great real life story - Pemmican
Whether you like boxing or not the real life story of Jim Braddocks struggle with feeding his family during the depression and winning boxing's biggest prize is a must see.
Although the portrayal of Max Baer as a sadistic boxing thug is questionable the story of Jim Braddocks overshadows the potential inaccuracies of Max Baers boxing character. Jim Braddocks conquests over the greatest of challenges brings one back to a time when values were much closer to home.
I would recommend this movie to anyone interested in real life stories
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This was amazing story of one's life - LilyandMick
I love these kind of movie where the main charactor goes through a different obstacle through life and in the end, it will lead up to one's destiny. Russell Crowe did amazing job on the roll of main charactor. I can't imagine this movie with someone else in ...One man's extraordinary fight to save the family he loved. - Cybrnetix
My heart was firmly lodged in my throat for the last hour and a half of The Cinderella Man. Nobody does true-story heroism like Ron Howard, and few can do heroes like Russell Crowe. Though Howard fictionalizes his subjects, and does not pretend to make documentaries, ...A great real life story - Pemmican
Whether you like boxing or not the real life story of Jim Braddocks struggle with feeding his family during the depression and winning boxing's biggest prize is a must see.
Although the portrayal of Max Baer as a sadistic boxing thug is questionable ...