I Remember Rowdy Yates.............

Rating: 10/10 (31 August 2005)

I've watch Clint Eastwood on TV and film nearly all my life - and I've watched him become the full-rounded actor/director he is today. He hasn't tried to stay with all-action hero as he's got older, and a good decision that's been. Now he is capable of turning out a small masterpiece like this. I don't like boxing, but this movie held me enthralled. All the actors played their parts wonderfully well. Miss Swank was totally believable, and Eastwood and Freeman bickering relationship sets the film off perfectly. The fight scenes are well filmed and I found myself wincing as each punch landed. I won't spoil the film for by giving anything away, but I suspect the Eastwood/Swank scenes at the end will challenge the hardest of hearts. Please, even if you don't like boxing, go and see this. You won't regret it.