My heart was firmly lodged in my throat for the last hour and a half of The Cinderella Man. Nobody does true-story heroism like Ron Howard, and few can do heroes like Russell Crowe. Though Howard fictionalizes his subjects, and does not pretend to make documentaries, he does accurately depict the feeling and the major points of his subjects.

Jim Braddock was a depression-era boxer who everybody thought was down for the count. Though there is a lot of boxing in this film, this is not a boxing movie, but rather his story and the story of the family that inspired him to fight back against prejudice and hopelessness, to rise to heights that would inspire a nation. Braddock is portrayed in a moving and powerful manner, with remarkable performances all around, one of the best scripts I can remember in recent years, and occasionally brutal action.

Those who have run into my reviews may note that this is one of my shortest. Please understand that I really don't think there's much to say about this simple, beautiful and very human story, besides - see it!

I Always like movies based on historical facts and this was no exception. The film is about a boxer who fights from his heart and draws inspiration from his life. He was fighting in the real world to keep his family together and in the ring against opponents who were better and were superior than him. The fighting scenes were really awesome. They were so real, the sound and everything. There were scenes in the movie which will make you sad and those incidents were directed in such a way that will touch your heart and make you feel a part a of it. Russell Crowe as Jim Braddock and Paul Giamatti Joe Gould did a wonderful job.
Maybe the movie was a bit long but all in all it was a good movie to watch. i will give it 7.5/10.