| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"In this splendid Cinderella story, a requiem for a heavyweight becomes the redemption of a heavyweight." more... |
A- |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"...tremendously moving." more... |
A- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"Here is a movie where a good man prevails in a world where every day is an invitation to despair..." more... |
A- |
Chicago Tribune
Robert K. Elder |
"Howard's relentless and flatfooted attack on our sympathies slips into monotony..." more... |
C |
| E! Online |
"Director Ron Howard doesn't pull any surprise moves here, yet the movie gets more and more gripping with each punch." more... |
A- |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"...classically told saga..." more... |
B+ |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"It's not Crowe's best work by a long shot." more... |
C |
Hollywood Reporter
Michael Rechtshaffen |
"Ron Howard delivers a knockout of an old-fashioned crowd-rouser." more... |
A |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...ultra-predictable..." more... |
C- |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
"...a shamefully ingratiating old-fashioned weepie." more... |
C+ |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...the specter of Rocky hovers over Cinderella Man like a restless thing." more... |
B- |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"Not only is Cinderella Man Howard's best movie, it is also his most personal and deeply felt." more... |
A- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...easily the best American film so far this year." more... |
A |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...a splendidly made extravaganza that avoids most of the genre cliches..." more... |
A- |
USA Today
Mike Clark |
"A premier boxing movie and a forceful Depression remembrance for the socially conscious..." more... |
A |
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