Russell, please throw a phone at me!

Rating: 9/10 (13 June 2005)

I could care less about Russell Crowe's anger problem. This man is a Cinderella story all by himself. He consistently reinvents himself into this believable character that leaves you wondering how can he top himself. Then he does. This movie was so well made that Ron Howard can throw a phone at me also. Renée Zellweger was wonderful, very powerful yet delicate at the same time. The unfolding of the story was hard to watch at times. I found myself seeing the 30's for the first time as a father and an adult. Wondering how I would have made the choices that were right. Ron Howard got in my face about what is important. His story through Braddock's eyes were intense. I can't imagine standing at a gate just hoping to get picked to work so my family could eat. No wonder Tom Brokaw called them the "Greatest Generation".