Howard and Crowe deliver another "knockout". (Thankyou, thankyou very much)

Rating: 8/10 (7 May 2006)

Been waiting to see this for a while and was very happy with the result.
Cinderella Man retells the true story of Jim Braddick (played brilliantly by Russell Crowe), a boxer who starred around the time of the Great Depression. Braddick rose to prominence before the depression until he was beset by injuries and soon became a real battler. Braddick soon goes from riches to rags as he is forced from the ring and into normal society where he struggles like everyone else to find work and feed the family. Braddick and his family of three kids and wife (Zelwegger) soon can't pay the bills and struggle to put food on the table. Braddick is soon given a second chance when a boxer is needed at the last moment for a big fight due to a last minute pull out. No-one wants the fight with the lack of preparation, but Braddick will do anything for some extra cash. Originally this was supposed to be a one-off fight, but when Braddick shockingly wins things become very different. Will he get another shot? Will his family survive the depression? See it, or read a boxing history book, but the movie is pretty good and you should see it.