Product Description: Academy Award winners Russell Crowe and Ren e Zellweger star in this triumphant powerfully inspiring true story. In a time when America needed a champion an unlikely hero would arise proving how hard a man would fight to win a second chance for his family and himself. Suddenly thrust into the national spotlight boxer Jim Braddock would defy the odds against him and stun the world with one of the greatest comebacks in history. Driven by love for his family he willed an impossible dream to come true.BONUS MATERIALS : Feature Commentary with Director Ron Howard Feature Commentary with Writer Akiva Goldsman Feature Commentary with Writer Cliff Hollingsworth Deleted Scenes with Commentary by Director Ron Howard The Fight Card: Casting Cinderella Man The Man The Movie The Legend: A Filmmaking Journey For the Record: A History in Boxing Ringside Seats Jim Braddock: The Friends & Family Behind the Legend Kodak Cinderella Man Gallery DVD-ROM FeaturesSystem Requirements: Running Time 145 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 025192211928 Manufacturer No: 22119
Amazon.com: 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 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. --Jeff Shannon
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Rating: - This movie is not about boxing
This movie is about how we coped with the so-called Great Depression. The frustration turned to anger turned to controlled violence within the ring striking out against the injustices and hurt, caused by the greed of a generation of money makers.....Sound familiar? This is an homage to my parents and to some of your grandparents. Their struggle, symbolized by fighting Jimmy Brodick, is what made us what we are today. Family and Faith above all however imperfect. Time to put the gloves back on brothers and sisters.....
Rating: - This is a wonderful movie, but....
...please don't believe any part of the portrayal of Max Baer in this film. I would have given this movie 5+++ stars (and I normally hate boxing movies!), but it loses at least one star due to the gross vilification of Mr. Baer.
The film pays well-deserved honor to Jim Braddock, a decent man who achieved so much after losing basically everything during the Great Depression. Awesome boxing sequences, and Oscar-worthy performances by Paul Giamatti and Russell Crowe, make this film a classic, one that is definitely worth seeing over and over again.
But in the name of fairness, after viewing this movie, take some time to research the REAL Max Baer, the "Livermore Larupper!", you will be inspired yet again by another great sports legend!
Rating: - Damn Good Boxing Movie
Top-notch stars, notable director, unlimited production dollars = good movie. The movie is a true-life story of a boxer overcoming all odds during the depression. The acting was great, as expected, but it felt like just another boxing movie, no twists -- no turns. We've already seen this story in Rockies 1 through 14. Although, I must add that the acting and production are MUCH better in this movie.
Rating: - One of the best Boxing movies ever made
Why CINDERELLA MAN was a boxoffice disappointment is unfathomable. It is, without a doubt, one of the best films about the sport of Boxing ever made (and that includes RAGING BULL), and is a very affecting chronicle of the United States during the Great Depression. Director Ron Howard, who had wanted to make a Depression era film since he was very young, came to the project via his relationship with Oscar winner Russell Crowe. They had already made a fine film in A BEAUTIFUL MIND, and Crowe for several years had been trying to get a biopic about the Boxer James J. Braddock, Jr. off the ground. The project had gone through many hands, but the movie gods were smiling the day that Ron and Russell joined forces. Russell had a great affinity for the story of Braddock, who had gone from just missing the brass ring to the depths of poverty to one last chance at the Boxing spotlight, a true Rocky story. And Ron's father, ... Read More
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