Overall 5/10 (IMO)

Some decent fight scenes but the movie in general is sentimental rubbish. Rene Zellwegger's part is extruciatingly dull.

I almost turned it off 2/3 times i was so bored.

The writeups made comparions with Raging Bull, which is a complete joke.

Raging Bull is a zillion times better.

Go buy/rent it and let me know what you think.

I liked it. I saw it in the cinema on a big screen, which probably added to the effect of the fight scenes, which I thought were very good. I thought Crowe's performance was excellent and that Rene's was interesting and certainly not bad.

Comparisons with Raging Bull are difficult to make, because the movies have different themes (although they both deal with how tough and corrupt the boxing world is). In terms of their take on family life, Bull is a study of irrational jealousy whereas Cinderella is a study of the strength of family bonds and of fidelity in marriage. Cinderella also takes place against the backdrop of the great depression.

Only time will tell whether or not Cinderella joins Bull in the list of classic boxing movies. I think it will.