This movie will get you hooked, from left to right

Rating: 9/10 (7 December 2005)

I was sleepy when I began to watch this movie. I thought this movie was going to be just a plain boring boxing documentary. I thought wrong. I was hooked, not the punching hook that will knock me down till I sleep, but the hook where I felt like sleeping but I couldn't. This is like one of those movies that will get you going from the beginning to end. You could almost feel like you're in Jim's shoes as he struggles through the Great Deppresion. The story line was very consistent, I never got lost with what's going on. Every scene prepared you for the next scene, and if ever you get lost with the story, either by a disturbance or you needed to do something, and then return to the film, the action and suspense will keep you from getting lost. The boxing scenes were superb, more realistic than if you were to watch the real fight from an old boxing film. Sooner or later you'll begin to cheer for the Cinderella Man making sure the right man wins the fight. Whether you're a boxing fan or not, you can be sure this movie isn't a boring documentary, but more like a boxing event.