Cinderella Man 4K 2005 Ultra HD 2160p

After suffering several consecutive defeats, promising heavyweight boxer Jim Braddock is forced to give up the sport. During the Great Depression, Braddock takes on any job he can find to support his wife May and their children. However, he still hopes to return to the ring. And one day, he gets his chance. At the last minute, he replaces another boxer and steps into the ring to fight the world title contender. To everyone's surprise, Braddock wins in the third round. Despite weighing less than his opponents and suffering from numerous injuries, Jim continues to fight and win. The apotheosis of his sporting career is a fight with world champion Max Baer, who has killed two people in the ring.

User Review

Boxing in cinema. This is no longer surprising. Every year, directors around the world try to squeeze the last drops out of this theme. In 2004, we saw the valiant Hilary Swank, much earlier than the “ambitious” Rocky. Now Russell Crowe has also donned the boxing gloves.

The historical facts on which the film is based are fascinating in themselves. Jim Braddock was truly something of a symbol for a significant part of the American people. The story of a great comeback is always inspiring and makes us optimistic.

The film accurately depicts the peculiarities of Braddock's life as a successful boxer, as well as all the hardships of Braddock as a poor man, struggling to make ends meet, working himself to the bone, trying to feed his large family. Russell Crowe's character appears to us as: a) a professional boxer, b) a loving husband, c) a caring father, and d) a worthy friend. All that remains is to follow the conflicts between his social roles.

To be honest, what fascinated me most about Cinderella Man was the psychology. The feelings and emotions experienced by the characters. Ron Howard captures Renee Zellweger's gaze at just the right moment, or Paul Giamatti's ironic, ever-concealing smile.

Not a single character is superfluous. Everyone contributes. Even the minor roles have some significance. Take, for example, the scene where Braddock's wife encounters the “father leaving his family” on the street. After that, she begins to appreciate what she has even more. Things are even worse around her.
In my opinion, the film has one significant flaw. Namely, Craig Bierko's character, Max Baer. Ron Howard portrayed this boxer as a real monster. He killed two people in the ring, which is terrible. But who said that boxing is a walk in the park? Creating such a bastard was unnecessary. :)

By the end of the film, the Braddock-Beer rivalry takes on a new, religious tone. And again, this is a historical fact.

The Great Depression era has its own gloomy atmosphere. And I think all the sets, costumes, and props transport viewers to that time in the United States. It seems that each background was worked on for more than one hour.

Another merit of the production can confidently be considered the boxing matches. Some decisions seem fresh. At least, I have never seen them before. I mean both the camera work and the plot equipment of the fights.

With my review, I would like to recommend that people who were unable to appreciate the film on the big screen do so at home. Objective circumstances will undoubtedly prevent Cinderella Man from seriously competing at the ceremony, but I can confidently call this film one of the best of 2005.

Info Video

Codec: HEVC / H.265 (54.3 Mb/s)
Resolution: 4K (2160p)
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1

Info Audio

#English: Dolby TrueHD with Dolby Atmos 7.1
#English: Dolby Digital Plus with Dolby Atmos 5.1
#Spanish (Latino): DTS 5.1
#Spanish: DTS 5.1
#French: DTS 5.1
#Japanese: DTS 5.1
#Thai: Dolby Digital 5.1
#Portuguese: Dolby Digital 5.1

Info Subtitles

English SDH, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French (FR), French (CA), German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (PT), Portuguese (BR), Romanian, Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (ES), Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish.