A smart film.

Rating: 8/10 (17 February 2006)

This film had a good plot and solid acting. The scenes of the Great Depression were truly moving and very realistic. At one point Russell Crowe almost brought me to tears (something I never dreamed would happen). The boxing was a little graphic and certainly violent but necessary for the story, definitely not a movie for the little kiddies though. I'm not much of sports fan, and definitely not a boxing fan, but this movie managed to keep me interested and by the end of the movie I found myself rooting for the underdog. A feel good movie about families sticking together and overcoming impossible obstacles, what's not to love?