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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Brand: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAIN. EAN: 0025192211928 Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Item Dimensions: Label: Universal Studios Languages: Manufacturer: Universal Studios MPN: 22119 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Universal Studios Region Code: 1 Release Date: December 06, 2005 Running Time: 145 minutes Studio: Universal Studios Theatrical Release Date: June 03, 2005 Editorial Review: Product Description: Academy Award winners Russell Crowe and Ren e Zellweger star in this triumphant powerfully inspiring true story. In a time when America needed a champion an unlikely hero would arise proving how hard a man would fight to win a second chance for his family and himself. Suddenly thrust into the national spotlight boxer Jim Braddock would defy the odds against him and stun the world with one of the greatest comebacks in history. Driven by love for his family he willed an impossible dream to come true.BONUS MATERIALS : Feature Commentary with Director Ron Howard Feature Commentary with Writer Akiva Goldsman Feature Commentary with Writer Cliff Hollingsworth Deleted Scenes with Commentary by Director Ron Howard The Fight Card: Casting Cinderella Man The Man The Movie The Legend: A Filmmaking Journey For the Record: A History in Boxing Ringside Seats Jim Braddock: The Friends & Family Behind the Legend Kodak Cinderella Man Gallery DVD-ROM FeaturesSystem Requirements: Running Time 145 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 025192211928 Manufacturer No: 22119 Amazon.com: Cinderella Man is a wholesome slice of old-fashioned Americana, offering welcomed relief from the shallowness of many summer blockbusters. In dramatizing the legendary Depression-era comeback of impoverished boxer Jim Braddock, director Ron Howard benefits from another superb collaboration with his A Beautiful Mind star Russell Crowe, whose portrayal of Braddock is simultaneously warm, noble, and tenacious without resorting to even the slightest hint of sentimental melodrama. The desperate struggle of the Depression is more keenly felt here than it was in Seabiscuit, and Howard shows its economic impact in ways that strengthen the bonds between Braddock, his supportive wife (Renée Zellweger) and three young children, and his loyal manager (Paul Giamatti); all are forced to make sacrifices leading up to Braddock's title bout against heavyweight champion Max Baer (Craig Bierko) in one of greatest boxing matches in the history of the sport. Boasting the finest production design, cinematography and editing that Hollywood can offer, this is a feel-good film that never begs for your affection; it's just good, classical American filmmaking, brimming with qualities of decency and fortitude that have grown all too rare in the big-studio mainstream. --Jeff Shannon Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A Must HaveI just love this movie, and being a woman and this is about boxing you wouldn't think I would, but its a true story and it's a love story as well. I already had this movie since it first came out. I bought this copy for my mother. I watch this one over and over, it is beautifully done, but then it's a Ron Howard film so that explains it's perfection. Rating: - A magical "fairy tale"I must admit, I wasn't too happy when Dad came downstairs one night and made me turn this movie on instead of "Sense and Sensibility". I'd heard this was a good film, but I wasn't prepared for the story that I fell in love with. I hate to watch boxing, but this movie made it magical. Superb acting, great characters, funny lines, and good lessons made it a worthwhile watch. The only thing I didn't like was the language, which was plentiful, especially during the second half. Otherwise, I'll be ... Read More Rating:  - Mediocre at bestThere are numerous problems with this film, starting with Ron Howard's being a mediocrity. His camera work, his lack of understanding of story structure, and the dearth of poetry from his films, make him a younger, balder Steven Spielberg, because only Howard rival's Spielberg's cast iron stomach for indulging sentimental drivel, and this film, like his other projects with potential (Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind), is totally castrated by Howard's inability to see life's variegations. The film that this ... Read More Rating: - This movie is not about boxingThis movie is about how we coped with the so-called Great Depression. The frustration turned to anger turned to controlled violence within the ring striking out against the injustices and hurt, caused by the greed of a generation of money makers.....Sound familiar? This is an homage to my parents and to some of your grandparents. Their struggle, symbolized by fighting Jimmy Brodick, is what made us what we are today. Family and Faith above all however imperfect. Time to put the gloves back on brothers ... Read More Rating:  - This is a wonderful movie, but.......please don't believe any part of the portrayal of Max Baer in this film. I would have given this movie 5+++ stars (and I normally hate boxing movies!), but it loses at least one star due to the gross vilification of Mr. Baer. The film pays well-deserved honor to Jim Braddock, a decent man who achieved so much after losing basically everything during the Great Depression. Awesome boxing sequences, and Oscar-worthy performances by Paul Giamatti and Russell Crowe, make this film a classic, ... Read More |
