A Little Cinderella Man

Rating: 8/10 (13 May 2011)

This will remain a favorite of my films to watch. Mark Walhberg is an excellent actor and without much effort says a lot. He was perfect as Micky. Then comes Christian Bale, he seemed to have lost a lot of weight to be the part. It was well worth it and he was amazing and deserving of the Oscar too. Melissa Leo as their mum was fantastic and also deserving of the Oscar. And the silent girlfriend to Micky, Amy Adams was cool. From her sweet princess image, this was a welcome change. Boxing is a real mind game and teamwork no doubt. Yes you are alone in the ring with the component, but if your coach is not good or tenacious then you have no hidden punch or trick to bring up and settle the round. Also don't give up on your dream or stop being who you really are. Everybody deserves a chance and when Micky made his choice it was meant to be. A good example for inspiration and basically brings out the reality of things, they don't have to come in fancy packages but life is full of small punches and you need to handle how to take them to make your dream come true.