Cinderella Man (2005)

So now we have a couple $1 late charges on these couple movies we rented this weekend. But add those into the first rental cost and it barely adds up to what we would have paid at CrapBuster. I'm not sure at this point if I would add the Cinderella Man to my collection. Most of the movie seems to reflect into the Great Depression. If anything I should buy the movie to remind me of how hard times can get in America. Even though now adays, they have models to try and prevent a Depression from happening. The movie also leaves you feeling very grateful for everything you have. Such as electricity, food & heat. This movie is your classic Rocky mentality only this one is based on a true story. During the movie I wondered where did the love for boxing disappear. But then I remembered that this movie is during the early thirties before football was big. Baseball was in its prime so in the offseason boxing and maybe basketball took its place. It's amazing how this main character really is not very big or trained a whole lot and went as far as he did in the movie. The movie does flash around from fight to fight and year to year really quickly so make sure you are paying attention. If you blink at one point you may be seeing a totally different fight or a different year. By the end you really to start to wonder if this guy is going to die in the ring. I asked Marie what happened to Cinderella and she said, "She married a prince". So I didn't see that happening in the movie but at least she didn't die. The Great Depression really sticks with you in this movie the whole time. The motivation level is dead at some points, by the end you really want this to end b/c you feel depressed that families had to deal with life in such a harsh way. At the end you want to just save every dollar you have. All in all I most likely will not buy this movie b/c it is a little depressing and a little too much like Rocky. Cinderella needs a little something extra to give it some more action or at least some laughter. It is a little too depressing to purchase it or watch it again. We give it !!!!!!! out of 10.