[GPBurdell]

I saw the movie last night and it's great. Read my review here.

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[Zuben Elgenubi]

A very complimentary review by Joel Morgenstern appears in today's Wall Street Journal.

[Melpomene]

He was on Jay Leno last week, and if I heard him correctly, he said two other people considered for his role were Ben Affleck and Leonardo DiCaprio. I can't imagine two more horrible choices to play a manly-man than those two.

[SeamusVA]

I think Russell Crowe is one of the best actors out there today. I can't wait to check out this movie.

[evets]

Fighting in "Cinderella Man" has made hot-tempered actor Russell Crowe want to stop fighting in real life.
"What I felt from 'Cinderella Man' is realizing that getting punched in the head is stupid," Crowe said,
"It's not something I ever want to do again."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7750948/

[Cicero]

If this review is accurate, it sounds like a great movie. I can't imagine that they could have even considered Leonard di Caprio for the role.

[kittymyrib]

Bravo for this worthy movie which should be supported by all who disparage the usual dismal fare from Hollywood. It's telling that when Hollywood makes a movie about a man of such sterling character it must go to the 1930s. Surely there must be someone in the last 25 years besides astronauts that we could admire.

[dfwgator]

"Makin' movies, makin' songs...and fightin' 'round the world...."

[EveningStar]

As a fan of old time boxing, I've known about Jimmy Braddock for a long time. However, I never thought his story would make it to the screen. Now that it has, I'm overjoyed. BTW, I notice that you had Braddock's site linked at your blog. For those of you out there, it appears to be a fine comprehensive site.

Thanks for posting this, GPB. :)

[JWinNC]

"When his family is hungry and his son steals a salami from the butcher, Braddock makes his son return it. When Braddock starts winning fights again, he returns to the welfare office and pays back all the money the government has given him."

Wow, I've got to see this. Hard to believe this came out of Hollywood. Their usual perspective is opposite... getting someone else's money through the guv'ment would be seen as righteous and the butcher would be an evil capitalist keeping the meat from the po' folk. -jw

[jackbill]

I watched a one hour program on A&E last night (MovieReal), about the movie and Braddock. It had many film clips from the movie as well as lots of news clips of Braddock and his fights. Very enjoyable program.

From the film clips, it looks like Cinderella Man is worth seeing, but last night's program satisfied me.

[Rummyfan]

GPBurdell? George Burdell? You must be a Tech grad!

[Faraday]

The History Channel had a documentary about Braddock last night. Documentary footage and interviews with boxing afficianados was intercut with footage from Cinderella Man and interviews of Ron Howard (director) and Russell Crowe. It was excellent. Look for a repeat this weekend.

[Hildy]

We're going to see this in an hour...first showing on opening day at our local theater. I'll report back after!

[normy]

I hope they don't disparage Max Baer. He was a nice guy who just happened to kill two people in the ring. It destroyed him.

[windcliff]

ping

[clintonh8r]

Well, since the last movie I saw in a theatre was also a Crowe picture (Master and Commander) I may just have to see this one, too!

[fish hawk]

Yes there is a lot more to the "Greatest Generation" than our fighting men in the service. We live in a country that is full of everyday heroes. Then again we still have a few Felts and Howard Deans to contend with.

[Hank Rearden]

Mr. Cranky doesn't think it totally sucks, either, but he makes some good points about sugary-sweet characters in movies: "This just proves that historical movies treat history much like a chimp treats the glass at the zoo."

Mainly, I'll look forward to seeing Paul Giamatti again. He was great in American Splendor.

[EveningStar]

More reviews:

Orange County (California) Register
Los Angeles Times
New York Times
Roger Ebert - Chicago Sun-Times
Washington Post
Chicago Tribune
Chicage Tribune - Mr. Cranky
Assorted stories - Yahoo search
Assorted stories - Google search

Related links:

Jimmy Braddock's record at BoxRec
"Cinderella Man" Takes Manhattan
'Cinderella Man' in fighting form at box office
Cinderella Man Vs. Social Security Privatization

[what's up]

Didn't like the last collaboration of Crowe and Howard ("A Beautiful Mind"). IMO Crowe does best in manly roles ("Gladiator", "Master and Commander"). He's not particularly good looking, but somehow carries it off etremely well.

Glad to see he's made another one. I'm tired of girly men like Orlando Bloom and Dicaprio. YUK.