simply overrated - borrowed formula

Rating: 3/10 (30 November 2005)

I realize that there are a lot of people who like this film, but I for one hated this one. I like Clint and Morgan movies. This one was just too much copy and paste from their roles in other movies. Morgan sounds like he is back at shawshank redemption. Clint plays his traditional tough guy role and Hillary comes across as the tom-boy. There was nothing in this movie that one hasn't seen in other movies from these actors and actress before. The boxing scenes weren't even exciting and the whole story line is not even original. There are scenes that are suppose to be real sad, but all the characters are hard-boiled people who try not to show emotions...and it just didn't come across as a movie that elicits any sympathy. Nothing. Bottomline, full of clichés, nothing new and just Clint's name bringing the Oscar home to an otherwise substance-less movie.