Cinderella Man

[Plainview1981]

This might have been the best film of 2005. Just got done watching it and it's great (even though it has a predictable ending)from start to finish and shot very well and little B movie cheese.

Why are some complaining about some fiction in there? It's a MOVIE... NOT a documentary. Do you people understand the difference between a documentary and a movie?

It doesn't seem as if some don't.

[DJlaysitup]

What's it about (generally)?

[Plainview1981]

I'll be lazy and use allmovie.com

The true story of an athlete who achieved his greatest success against the most daunting odds of his life is brought to the screen in this historical drama. In the 1920s, James Braddock (Russell Crowe) from Bergen, NJ, was a promising contender in professional boxing; he had strength, spirit, and tenacity, but the combination of a serious hand injury and a 1929 defeat in a bout with light heavyweight champ Tommy Loughran sent his career into a serious tailspin. As Braddock's career in the ring dried up, the Great Depression put a stake through the heart of America's economy, and Braddock found himself working at the New York docks for pitiful wages as he tried to support his wife, Mae (Renée Zellweger), and three children. Desperate for money, Braddock turned to his former trainer and manager Joe Gould (Paul Giamatti), who was unexpectedly able to scare up a bout for him, battling John Griffin at Madison Square Garden. While conventional wisdom had it that Braddock was too old, out of shape, and out of practice to have any chance of winning, he defeated Griffin, and continued beating his opponents with a powerful left hook that had been intensified by years of punishing dock work. In a nation desperate for good news, Braddock's surprising comeback became a tonic to struggling workers and unemployed people, and all eyes were on Braddock when in 1935 he took on powerful heavyweight champion Max Baer (Craig Bierko) in what was both literally and figuratively the fight of his life. -- Mark Deming

[cyman3]

i saw the movie and i too enjoyed it a lot.

you cant help but to root for people like him. a good movie and an awesome story.

[Jdawgflow]

That was definately one of the best movies I saw last year. A great movie!