Cinderella Man

Buy This Item Cinderella Man  Available from Amazon  $8.84  on 8-10-2008     <I>Cinderella Man</I> 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 <I>A Beautiful Mind</I> 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 <I>Seabiscuit</I>, 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 Braddock's 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; it's just good, classical American filmmaking, brimming with qualities of decency and fortitude that have grown all too rare in the big-studio mainstream. <I>--Jeff Shannon</I> Reader Reviews When this movie came out, I wanted to see it but I never made it to the theatre. I was blown away by this movie. It really gives you the feel not only of what the depression forced American citizens to endure but it also give you a look into the life of boxing as it used to be. I've watched it 5 times since I bought it.

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