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Cinderella Man (2005) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Cinderella Man (2005) a score of 2.9943 out of 4

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Variety (Robert Koehler)

An exquisite ode to a working-class hero, Cinderella Man takes the almost impossibly perfect elements of the saga of underdog boxer James J. Braddock and fills it with emotional gravitas, wrenching danger and a panoramic sense of American life during the...read the complete Cinderella Man (2005) review at Variety (Robert Koehler)

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Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)

It's a crowd-pleasing, artful and convincing movie that just misses being great but nevertheless gratifies....read the complete Cinderella Man (2005) review at Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)

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Arizona Republic (Bill Muller)

Crowe gives another solid performance, and Paul Giamatti ( Sideways , American Splendor ) adds to his shining reputation as a top character actor by playing Braddock's lippy manager, Joe Gould....read the complete Cinderella Man (2005) review at Arizona Republic (Bill Muller)

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Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)

Cinderella Man is ostensibly the kind of old-fashioned drama that sends audiences home with a satisfied glow. But like so many of Howard's movies, there's something canned and phony about it -- it left me feeling cooked and dehydrated, as if I'd fallen...read the complete Cinderella Man (2005) review at Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)

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by Scott January 22, 2009 03:36 PM MST

Have to admit when this movie was coming out I laughed til I was blue in the face at the title.... but it has quickly turned into one of my all time favorites. I could watch this movie over and over again and not be sick of it ever. This is right up there with Gladiator. Crying shame that Paul Giamatti didn't get best supporting actor for this one.