SLOWLY, but surely!!!

Rating: 6/10 (21 January 2007)

This was not a bad movie. It was not a great movie either. It;s an excellent story and a great performance by Paul Giamatti. It's main problem is it's slow!!! It speeds up as it moves along, but it's especially slow in the beginning. I also didn't think Russell Crowe OR Renee Zellwegger were at the top of their game. However, as previously stated, Paul Giamatti does give an outstanding supporting performance. He makes the movie worth seeing. It was never not worth seeing in the first place! There are simply better inspirational stories, though, and even better boxing movies (Million Dollar Baby for example). However, it's still definitely worth watching at least once. It is a very nice story. 6/10 stars for me, and no more.
Jay Addison