There's always that one character..

Rating: 7/10 (25 April 2012)

This film was fine but really, I'm pretty sure every other review here has stated the same.
My main beef though is THAT character. The wife/girlfriend/mother in all these sorts of films who when the hero is on the verge of achieving their wildest dreams, starts saying, "don't do it, it's not worth it!"
In Cinderella man, Renee Zellweger, the wife of hero, tries to make him pull out of the world championship fight on the basis this man once accidentally killed a man in the ring. Does it get much more selfish than that? This woman clearly has no faith in her husband or respect everything he has done in his entire life that has led up to this once in a life time opportunity . This character always seems to plague these sorts of films. It's just absurd a character this selfish could even exist, let alone be loved by the hero. Of course this character always sees the error of their ways but its ridiculous this situation even existed. Why would someone even plant doubt in their mind of their loved one on the eve/day of their biggest ever moment.
Clearly these films all follow the EXACT same formula, something I'm really starting to find grating. Luckily this film raises above it without a wonderfully compelling finale.