Very Original Boxing Drama

Rating: Null/10 (22 May 2009)

One very original film and a smashing comeback for the Rourke. It avoids all the cliché created in boxing stories and instead it proposes its own, a more realistic approach in the theme of aging used-to-be-big boxers. The end off course will leave a bitter taste in the mouth, but hey this is real life! Rourke and Tomey are excellent in their performances, as were the actors playing his daughter and the prickly supermarket supervisor. The Christ/Boxer parallelization of Tome's character was an excellent plot devise since it gives some depth in her character, gives us a streetwise approach in religion. Yes, in many ways Christ should be very respected to the wrestling world. He took it all and did not complaint!