I enjoy boxing cinema. Rocky, Cinderella Man and others. The production is good for this movie. Good camera work, costume design, etc. The movie falls short in telling the story. Our hero achieves victory early on and then encounters some obstacles. There is a defining moment of injury that would have benefited from a cut away scene to maybe narrate the extent of the injury with a doctor. Our hero's decline is hard to understand. It seems to happen quite quickly but it's really over months or even a year. The timeline is hard to follow. It almost seems as if the movie tried to fit too much into a designated run time which leaves viewers trying to figure out how much time has passed in between scenes.
This movie had potential, but in the end, something was rushed or omitted. It just seems a bit disjointed or a lack of fluency. All that said, I am appreciative of watching it and expanding my knowledge of pugilistic history. I did some web browsing after watching to learn more about or hero's real story.
This movie had potential, but in the end, something was rushed or omitted. It just seems a bit disjointed or a lack of fluency. All that said, I am appreciative of watching it and expanding my knowledge of pugilistic history. I did some web browsing after watching to learn more about or hero's real story.