Cinderella Man, directed by Ron Howard and starring Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger and Paul Giamatti is already generating Oscar talk. The tale of a beleaguered boxer whose comeback heartens a nation mired in the Depression, the Imagine Entertainment production could be the adult movie of the summer.
Blogcritics reviews:
Cinderella Man
Boxing movies tend to be tougher to work than other sports movies. Boxing matches tend to be long and drawn out, there’s a lot of back and forth, and it’s a lot of intensity all the time. The...
Posted to Video by Marty Andrade on June 7, 2005 03:32 PM
Movie Review: Cinderella Man
Let's dispel any rumors that the movie was alternately titled, "Seabiscuit in a Ring" or "Rocky Rocks the Depression". Had the filmmakers not drawn on the true story of James J. Braddock, they might have been sued or at least accused...
Posted to Video by Richard J. Radcliffe on June 4, 2005 11:40 AM
Cinderella Man: An Inspiring Tale of Integrity & Determination
Last night I had the honor of being the guest of Grace Hill Media at a premier showing of the hot new movie Cinderella Man, starring outstanding actors Russell Crowe & Renee Zellweger.
Posted to Video by Stacy L Harp on June 3, 2005 07:21 PM
Cinderella Man
Directed by Ron Howard Story by Cliff Hollingsworth Screenplay by Cliff Hollingsworth and Akiva Goldsman The team behind the very mediocre, factually inaccurate biography, A Beautiful Mind has reformed to tell the true-life tale of boxer Jim Braddock. After the distortions and...
Posted to Video by El Bicho on June 3, 2005 05:20 PM
Movie Review: Cinderella Man
Ron Howard's Cinderella Man is about as good a movie as you will ever see in the feel-good, underdog-triumphant genre. It's also a very good fight picture. And it's more than that as well. Along with a richly layered...
Posted to Video by Jon Sobel on June 3, 2005 02:27 PM
Article comments
1 - Joel
Why do I keep wanting to call this movie Seabiscuit Man?
2 - Patrick Carroll
Saw it this afternoon. Good movie. I forgive Ron Howard for "Grinch".
3 - Eric Berlin
Thanks for doing this, Eric. As I was going through all of the wonderful C Man reviews, I thought, "Wouldn't it be nice if there was one post to collect all of the wonderful..."
4 - Ashley Tate
Girly X-Men Unite Against Cinderella
Why do so many Gen-X men hate Cinderella Man? My wife and I watched the film on opening night and we both thought it was fantastic. But an astonishing 16% of men ages 30-44 slammed the movie with a 1 rating (out of 10) on the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) site...
(For the full post go to: http://bilges.blogspot.com/2005/06/girly-x-men-unite-against-cinderella.html)