Almost untypical

Rating: 7/10 (20 December 2016)

Since the very first minute, you could sense the impact Clint Eastwood has had on this movie, both, by directing and acting - where the acting part is an issue that leads to lack of originality. Morgan Freeman plays his role perfect to no surprise to anyone but I was most pleasantly surprised by the performance of Hilary Swank. She was a great choice for the role and saved this movie from mediocrity.
The scenario was enjoyable and a lot more realistic than Rocky and other "comeback" movies, though it did contained one annoying cliché - the "villain ". Events in the ring, that led to a sad but in the same time enjoyable ending of a movie, were so absurd they broke the immersion one could have had.
Could have been much more...