Anyone seen Cinderella Man?

[mastag]

Is it good? I'm reading the book right now, pretty awesome(true) story.

 

[Dan]

Yeah, it's good, not amazing, not bad. Kind of predictable for a boxing movie.

 

[mastag]

It seems that way. The book is amazing so far, but on film, it seems like it would be sorta cliched. It really is an amazing story, though.

 

[StardogChampion]

Film is decent but not much more. It's paint by numbers.

 

[Dax]

Meh, despite the good scores on imdb and talented actors it doesn't appeal to me.

Thing is, I just can't stand Ron Howard as a director. He's average at best. I find his movies to be so ho-hum, so not memorable, his films are nice and safe. They take no risks. They don't demand anything of the audience. They lead the audience, step by step, through simple tales in which nothing is left to chance; the audience is "told" through standard cinematic devices who the good characters are, who are the bad ones, etc. The audience is even "told" exactly when they're supposed to laugh, when to cry, when to be scared, and so on.

Might check out the book though.

 

[Direwolf]

I was really impressed by this movie. It doesn't exactly venture into unseen territory in the athlete-faces-adversity-and-overcomes mold, but everything about it is so solid that it is one of the best examples of it.

 

[Ennui]

I haven't read the book, but I watched the movie a while ago and I remember enjoying it even if it wasn't anything mindblowing.

 

[Laivasse]

I've wanted to see this for a long time because it features Paddy Considine, one of my favourite actors.

 

[Qonfused]

I really, really liked the movie.

 

[AmishSlayer]

This movie has some great, defining moments that give me goosebumps and leave me smiling.

I have to say I'm a fan of Paul Giamatti too.