Cinderella Man (Blu-ray) PG-13
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Blu-ray Details
- Rated: PG-13
- Run Time: 2 hours, 25 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: May 26, 2009
- Originally Released: 2005
- Label: Universal Studios
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Russell Crowe & Renée Zellweger | |
Performer: | Paul Giamatti, Craig Bierko, Bruce McGill & Paddy Considine | |
Directed by | Ron Howard | |
Edited by | Mike Hill & Dan Hanley | |
Screenwriting by | Ron Howard, Akiva Goldsman & Cliff Hollingsworth | |
Composition by | Thomas Newman | |
Produced by | Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Penny Marshall & Todd Hallowell | |
Director of Photography: | Salvatore Totino |
Entertainment Reviews:
In a season where adult films are at a minimum, it is a breath of fresh air.
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Bowling Green Daily News
Imbuing his Braddock with uncommon dignity and integrity, Crowe creates an utterly human character...
Sight and Sound
The climactic matchup works splendidly for two reasons. There's so much on the line, and the staging is breathtaking...
USA Today
Rating: 3/5 --
Crowe is at his best in the ring and while it's hardly surprising that he's a convincing bruiser, he also manages to make a rather one-note character compelling.
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BBC.com
As for the fights themselves, Howard brings nothing new to the canvas. Like the movie as a whole, they work fine enough, even while encased in leaden certitude.
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Time Out
The complexities of genuine human beings have no place in a Ron Howard production. This is film where a good woman stands behind her man, children listen to their father, and the Great Depression is described as a bit of hard times.
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The Tyee (British Columbia)
The joy is in the playing, and Ron Howard pulls out all the stops like the organist at the old Madison Square Garden.
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Film.com
Product Description:
Director Ron Howard and star Russell Crowe re-team after their Oscar-winning collaboration, A BEAUTIFUL MIND, for this rousing biopic. It's the true story of boxer James J. Braddock (Russell Crowe), a heavyweight contender from New Jersey nicknamed "the Bulldog of Bergen," who lost his fame and fortune during the Great Depression only to win the hearts of the downtrodden during a spectacular comeback. Crowe is masterful as Braddock, with Renee Zellweger playing his wife, and Paul Giamatti as his loyal friend and manager, Joe Gould. The sharply observed script devotes a significant amount of screen time to the domestic struggles of Braddock's family; developing character and place with a wealth of period detail, so when the comeback starts, the payoff is enormous. The matches themselves are unforgettable: raw, intense, riveting, with more than a passing stylistic nod to Martin Scorsese's groundbreaking 1980 film, RAGING BULL. Though it may sound a bit formulaic, one should remember that this is the true and "original" underdog boxer story from which all others hail, and it's riveted together with true craftsmanship. Howard has a real skill for plucking audience members' heartstrings, and the performances are first-rate. Giamatti and Crowe play off each other in a rapport perfectly suited to their roles, especially at the ring, where the one's manic intensity makes a perfect contrast to the other's warrior grace.
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- Sales Rank: 54,221
- UPC: 025195055536
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