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Cinderella Man Remuxed (2005) (1080p)

Russell Crowe K.O., 23 May 2005

Author: bitcetc from United States


The dilemma: I hate boxing movies; I love Russell Crowe movies. I've already seen "Million Dollar Baby" and "Raging Bull" this year, and accidentally watched part of one of 

the "son of Rocky" *** movies on a Saturday afternoon. I feel like I am being punched, as Renee' Zellwegger's character Mae Braddock says, and I'm not as tough as these 

prize fighters.But this one has Russell Crowe in it. And that makes all the difference. 

It is not that Renee Zellwegger and Paul Giamatti, Paddy Considine, Bruce McGill and Craig Bierko, among others, give less than stellar performances: they all live up to their 

justifiably great reputations. You have to believe they are at the top of their game. But for all of Russell Crowe's reputation for being "difficult", it is hard to think of 

actors who can equal his personal force on the screen. He is brilliant. Ron Howard has made of the real life of Depression-era prize-fighter James J. Braddock a work of art. 

The camera work is phenomenal. Without using violins or cliché' pull-back shots showing the numbers of people homeless and in soup lines, Howard makes the Depression a 

visceral reality with scenes of near-hopeless men at the docks, pleading for a day's work; a stolen salami; Crowe's giving his daughter his breakfast piece of bologna, telling 

her he dreamed he was full. The bleakness of the times is the graininess and the sepia/greyness of the camera shots; the images are stark but completely descriptive. Crowe as 

Braddock with hat in hand and tears in his eyes, begging for twenty dollars so he can get his children back into his home, is the personification of pride sacrificed to 

desperation. But when Braddock is later asked at a press conference why he is fighting at his age and after so many poor showings, all he has to say is "milk" to be supremely 

eloquent.Doubtless many people know the history of James Braddock, and know the outcome of his fights, including the championship bout with Max Baer, who had already killed 

two men in the ring. If you don't know, DON'T look it up before you see the movie, and if you DO KNOW, DON'T TELL, but go. Analogous to watching Howard's film "Apollo 13", you 

may know the outcome, but there's wonderful suspense in the details. These were among the most exciting last twenty minutes I've seen on film. I didn't expect to be able to 

watch, but like Braddock's terrified wife Mae, I was unable to tear myself away.The audience was like a prize fight audience, cheering, booing, gasping, groaning during the 

fights. We applauded Braddock's wins, suffered his defeats. It is a great movie, with authentic heart. Solid A. 

Russell Crowe ...  Jim Braddock 
Renée Zellweger ...  Mae Braddock 
Paul Giamatti ...  Joe Gould 
Craig Bierko ...  Max Baer 
Paddy Considine ...  Mike Wilson 


Disc Title: Cinderella Man Remuxed (2005) (1080p)
Disc Size: 31,544,943,349 bytes
Protection: AACS
BD-Java: No
Playlist: 00000.MPLS
Size: 31,544,610,816 bytes
Length: 2:24:21
Total Bitrate: 29.14 Mbps
Video: VC-1 Video / 24512 kbps / 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / Advanced Profile 3
Audio: English / DTS-HD Master Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 2290 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit)
Audio: English / Dolby Digital Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps / DN -4dB
Subtitle: English / 30.896 kbps
Subtitle: Dutch / 27.657 kbps
Subtitle: French / 22.372 kbps
Subtitle: German / 27.859 kbps
Subtitle: Italian / 29.227 kbps