| Item #: 26783DV Category: NEW RELEASE Format: DVD | Woolly Rating: 3/10 (23 votes)
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| DKB | Dec 16, 2005 @ 19:56:32 |
ANOTHER UNDERDOG FLICK
As every movie lover should know by now, Ron Howard doesn't make bad movies. This is another good one--even if you feel that the Underdog Makes Good catagory has been overworked in recent years. Russell Crowe gives another fine performance as the aging, apparently washed-up James J. Braddock who defeats the cocky, younger Max Baer for the championship in 1935. Whether the real Braddock was as modest and decent as Crowe portrays him, or whether Baer was as cocky, I can't say. Renee Zellweger (one of my least favorite actresses) is OK as his long-suffering, but supportive wife. And Paul Giamatti is fine as usual as his trainer. At two hours, twenty minutes, it's a bit long, but well paced. The fight sequences are excellent--just short of the brutality of RAGING BULL. Boxing fans should love it and those who simply like good movies regardless of the subject matter should enjoy it.
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