Cinderella Man
It is the story of boxing champion James Bradock (Russell Crowe), a supposed boxer who has won many victories in a while. It seems that James has had many trials and achieved his greatest success in the face of the most frustrating difficulties of his life in the 1930s. It's a realistic look at the boxer's life that caused a sensation.
25 April 1959, Montréal, Québec, Canada
12 May 1978, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1958, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
3 May 1949, New York City, New York, USA
October 31, 1973 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
16 June 1998, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
March 18, 2011
It ain't no Rocky, but it ain't half bad.
April 29, 2009
The final justification that Russell Crowe is without a doubt one of the best actors to come along in years.
June 24, 2006
The fight scenes have a stinging authenticity and, although at 144 minutes it outstays its welcome, this is Howard's best film since Apollo 13
July 31, 2008
Handsome, manipulative, simplistic. It packs an uplift that bludgeons you into submission.
September 14, 2005
The joy is in the playing, and Ron Howard pulls out all the stops like the organist at the old Madison Square Garden.
August 17, 2007
As for the fights themselves, Howard brings nothing new to the canvas. Like the movie as a whole, they work fine enough, even while encased in leaden certitude.
June 11, 2005
The storytelling is fluid and gripping.
September 26, 2005
A superficially rousing portrait of Depression-era legend James J. Braddock.
July 06, 2010
The affection for Braddock and his story can be felt in every frame and heard in every word.
November 01, 2007
Howard's movie skillfully delivers that primal, heart-pounding satisfaction that is the promise of all boxing tales.
February 27, 2009
A very solid cast, one of the most reliable directors in Hollywood, and one of the most malleable subjects in film make Cinderella Man one of the best films of 2005 thus far.
