I finally watched it earlier. It was a pretty good movie, but don’t believe (all of) the hype. I cannot comprehend how this won best picture this year. In comparison to Finding Neverland, Hotel Rwanda, and The Aviator, it was average at best.
Don’t get me wrong. I liked it. I just didn’t LOVE it. The story was kind of cliched for the first half: Girl (well, she’s over 30) from nowhere wants to be a boxer. Wants a trainer. Trainer doesn’t want to take on a girl. Eventually he does. She goes on a 1st round knockout spree. Wants a title fight. Then something bad happens. And I pretty much cried for the rest of the movie.
It’s not a feel-good movie. But it’s a good movie.
