Academy Award for Best Picture, 2005Anybody can lose one fight, anybody can lose once - you'll come back from this and you'll be champion of the world. - Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris
Moving from one boxing film to the next, I found this movie to be much more enjoyable than Raging Bull. Although it may not be one of my most favorite films, it was one I enjoyed.
Compared to DeNiro's boxing champion, Hilary Swank's Maggie Fitzgerald is a much for sympathetic character. Even though both characters take joy in beating someone else to a pulp (not something I can necessary disagree with them on) she seems to do so with much more grace. It was also refreshing to see a film about women's boxing, a sport not traditionally geared toward the females.
All in all, not a bad film. Considering Swank gained 20 pounds of muscle training for the movie, it might be something worth looking into.
3 stars out of 5
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