Wonderful Underdog Story,With Fantastic Direction,And Oscar Worthy Performances!

Rating: 10/10 (9 June 2005)

This is a wonderful underdog story, with fantastic direction and Oscar worthy performances!. Due to all the hype surrounding it i decided to check it out for myself, and i must say i wasn't disappointed due to the Oscar worthy performances from Russel Crowe and Renée Zellweger, and the extremely engrossing story!.It's heartwarming, and all the Boxing matches were great plus, the ending will have you standing up and cheering!. It helps that Russel Crowe's character is so likable, and the chemistry between him and Zellweger is amazing, plus you may shed a few tears (i didn't). It was very sad due, to they didn't have any heat or food, and i was rooting them on all the way, plus the last fight is a knockout!. Craig Bierko is very menacing as the main opponent,and the story is completely fascinating, plus this is surely to be up for best Picture!. This is a wonderful Underdog story, with an extremely engrossing story, and Oscar Worthy performances you must see it now!. The Direction is fantastic!. Ron Howard does a fantastic job here, although the camera work was a little shaky, it's still excellent, and i loved the angles, plus he kept the film at a very engrossing pace!, fantastic job. The Acting is No doubt Oscar Worthy!. Russel Crowe is AMAZING here,he is extremely extremely likable, vulnerable, had amazing chemistry with Zellweger, was fascinating to watch, and really did an Oscar Worthy Job!. Renée Zellweger is also AMAZING here, she is extremely likable, had amazing chemistry with Crowe, and while she didn't have as much to do as Crowe did, she still gave a memorable Oscar worthy performance in my opinion. Paul Giamatti is brilliant as The Manager, and had some awesome dialog, i loved him!, he should definitely be up for best supporting actor!. Craig Bierko is excellent as the menacing opponent, and his job extremely well. Bruce McGill is good as the greedy asshole. Connor Price,Ariel Waller and Ariel Waller are all excellent and likable as the children. Overall You must see this now!. while Rocky is still my favorite i loved this one too! ***** out of 5