Cinderella Man [Blu-ray] starring
Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger,
Paul Giamatti, Craig Bierko, Paddy
Considine
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Cinderella Man is a wholesome slice of old-fashioned Americana, offering
welcomed relief from the shallowness of many summer blockbusters. In
dramatizing the legendary Depression-era comeback of impoverished
boxer Jim Braddock, director Ron Howard benefits from another superb
collaboration with his A Beautiful Mind star Russell Crowe, whose portrayal
of Braddock is simultaneously warm, noble, and tenacious without
resorting to even the slightest hint of sentimental melodrama. The
desperate struggle of the Depression is more keenly felt here than it was in
Seabiscuit, and Howard shows its economic impact in ways that
strengthen the bonds between Braddock, his supportive wife (Renée
Zellweger) and three young children, and his loyal manager (Paul
Giamatti); all are forced to make sacrifices leading up to Braddocks title
bout against heavyweight champion Max Baer (Craig Bierko) in one of
greatest boxing matches in the history of the sport. Boasting the finest
production design, cinematography and editing that Hollywood can offer,
this is a feel-good film that never begs for your affection; its just good,
classical American filmmaking, brimming with qualities of decency and
fortitude that have grown all too rare in the big-studio mainstream. --Jeff
Shannon
Beyond Russell Crowe being one of the best actors in Hollywood,
Cinderella Man speaks to the heart of everyone--especially in todays
economy. Cinderella Man really shows what true grit and determination,
as well as a faith in something much bigger than our selves, can get us
through the hardest of times. This movies tells the story of Jim Braddock
in the early 20th century during the Great Depression, relating how he
struggled to keep his family together by working the docks and as a boxer -
-becoming a hero and inspiration to many who experienced the same trials
and tribulations as himself.
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