A very good film on many different levels

Rating: 8/10 (26 June 2005)

Cinderella Man is an excellent historical/period piece but much more. This movie can be enjoyed on many different levels - as a great boxing film, a great film about a loving family man, and a great period piece about the depression.
There were good performances all around - Russell Crowe as the soft spoken James J Braddock, Rene Zellweger as his loving wife and especially Paul Giamatti as Braddock's promoter/manager.
Although the outcome may be know to many who have followed boxing, Ron Howard does a fine job of building up the tension of a classic battle between a true underdog and a bullying champion.