It may be predictable, but Bleed For This still grabs with its astonishing against-all-odds true story, and its belter of a central performance from Miles Teller.
Unremarkable road-to-redemption boxing drama, with Miles Teller as real-life champ Vinny Pazienza.
A journeyman effort that’s satisfyingly light on melodrama.
It is utterly predictable. There are no feints or combinations in the storytelling here that we haven't seen in ring movies many times before.
Miles Teller is plenty tough as Vinny Pazienza, a real boxer who came back from awful injury to fight again, in an enjoyable film with little or no dramatic insight.
Bleed For This feels very conventional and never delivers a knockout blow.
Younger takes care to keep things rooted in the real and he’s aided by Teller and Eckhart, who give it their all in a movie that ultimately celebrates the simple power of living for the thing you love most.
A serviceable comeback story with a committed performance by Miles Teller.
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