Moving story that puts you in the depression...

Rating: 8/10 (10 July 2007)

I never heard of Jim Braddock nor Max Baer which helps in the suspense of this movie. It's well played by Russell Crowe and Renée Zellweger as a couple that lost everything in the stock market crash. Jim is desperate to keep the family together as the sensible thing to do is send the kids off to relatives until they can get back on their feet. Jim makes a promise to his oldest son that he will not let that happen. Having kids myself I could really relate to the fear of your family living on the street. The movie does a really good job in showing how bad it was to be able to work and yet have no work. With no way to take care of your family you feel the helplessness of the people. The boxing in the movie is a means to an end. This isn't Rocky. This movie has a lot more heart. IMHO.