How uplifting?

Rating: 9/10 (4 June 2005)

I'm not going to say this is a perfect film in terms of story structure or character but it is just the kind of film that people need sometimes to remind them that the best things in life are worth fighting for. This is a film that has it's heart in the right place. Russell Crowe paints a portrait of a man that inspired because he is the kind of man that no one sees anymore. So what if the film makes legendary champ Max Baer out to be a cookie-cutter villain? That's not the point. This film's point is to remind us that with enough determination one man can accomplish anything and that all life's hardships do is make us stronger for having faced them and in the case of Braddock, overcome them. A well made film that is just the sort of inspiring tale that many need these days. Nit-Picks aside: A wonderfully engrossing cinematic experience.