Incredible

Rating: 10/10 (30 June 2005)

I've said I'm not a big fan of Russell Crowe. But then I loved this movie, as well as Master and Commander. I'm a fan. If you've ever visited the tenement museum in New York, you'll know the painstaking detail that was incorporated in this movie. Ron Howard crafted a masterpiece when he blended the colors, the feels, the emotions of the Depression and then wrapped everything in the warmth and humanity of Jim Braddock. Paul Giamatti adds to the texture with his performance as his manager. The family, headed by Mae AND Jim, reach out and pull at our hearts as they do little more than survive the worst of the Depression. So much more could be said about the actors and the direction of this movie, but better than words, get out and see it! It's disappointing box office is not-to-be-understood.