Good movie, but let's be honest, it belongs nowhere near the top 250

Rating: 8/10 (10 December 2019)

This was a good sports movie, I'll admit that I really enjoyed it, but I also sadly have to conclude, after seeing it's extremely high rating on IMDb, that it's a bit overrated. It is a good film with some solid acting performances, but it is not as excellent as other sports or boxing films such as Rocky or Raging Bull. Don't get me wrong, I liked the movie, but it's honestly a bit too formulaic and cliched to warrant such a high rating. It's a very likable boxing movie, but it is also filled with blatant schmaltz and unabashed sentimentality. I'd say it deserves more like 7.0-7.1 in my opinion than an 8.0.