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| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Ron Howard |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 03 June, 2005 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Universal Studios |
| MPAA RATING: | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| FEATURES: | AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Adult Language, Adult Situations, Biography [feature], Boxers, Color, Down on Their Luck, Drama, Earnest, English, Feature, Feature Film Drama, Feature Film-drama, Gritty, Heartwarming, Movie, Period Film, Poignant, Rags To Riches, Sentimental, Sports Drama |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| MPN: | D22119D |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 025192211928 |
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Customer Reviews of Cinderella Man (Widescreen Edition)
somebody up there likes him, but it sure aint me director ron howard summons the kleenex yet again, this time in a phony movie about the depression. i dont like boxing movies; i dont like subtly anti-semitic movies; i dont like russell crowe movies; i DO like opie taylor, but go back to mayberry and stop inflicting this "significant" garbage on the public. <
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maybe Opie Cunningham still has worthwhile movies in him (as long as he's got Gentle Ben on the payroll)
My main problem with a Ron Howard film is often its oversimplicity for the sake of movie formula. Take _A Beautiful Mind_--the portrayal of Nash's schizophrenia was far more simplified than its actual manifestation, so Howard sacrificed a chance at some true expression of the complexities of reality for cheap pops, Hollywood-style. I haven't yet bothered with _The DaVinci Code_, but this movie gives me (just slight) hopes for it.
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>In the case of this movie, Howard's naive sense of simplicity actually works out for him. The power of Jim Braddock's comeback during the Great Depression is its simplicity and its metaphor for the country at that time--a once promising fighter falls on hard times, and follows is his story of resurgence against great odds.
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>But of course, the story wouldn't work in the end if not carried by some stunning performances...and this is what REALLY carries this film along. Russell Crowe is almost obscenely good in this as a simple man who quite simply finds his purpose in life, and this makes all the difference. Renee Zellweger is wonderful as Braddock's wife, and of course don't forget the common man's gift to movies, Paul Giamatti as Braddock's manager.
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>But I have a theory now going...I am wondering if the only good Ron Howard movies are the ones where he gives his brother, Clint, a job. Clint Howard has only appeared in bit parts in Ron Howard movies, but it seems that giving his brother some work may be a sign of a kinder, gentler Ron Howard who is out to make a decent movie rather than a Hollywood-esque bomb. I haven't done full research on this idea yet, but I think I may be on to something.
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I am not a fan of boxing movies. I'm not a fan of the sentimental underdog story. I am not a fan of period movies that hack out all the hard times of the Great Depression. But I loved this movie.