It made me really like Russell Crowe!

Rating: 8/10 (5 January 2009)

I finally watched this movie in January 2009. I should have seen it before, it was terrific! Maybe I subconsciously avoided Russell Crowe films. That is an unfair assessment. And this film did a masterful job of showing hardships people went through during the Great Depression.
Renee Zellweger is absolutely amazing in this as well. The relationship she has with Crowe is so believable.
The story is great. I suppose some would compare it to Rocky, but this was a true story. I really recommend it.
Ron Howard's direction is superb. Whenever I see his name as the director of a movie, I instantly know it is going to be good, like something Steven Spielberg does.
Bottom line: SEE THIS MOVIE