This is what the greatest comeback in sports history looks like
The inspirational story of World Champion Boxer Vinny Pazienza, who after a near fatal car crash, which left him not knowing if he'd ever walk again, made one of sports most incredible comebacks.
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- Renoon TMDB · May 20178/10
**Born again to reach the sky.** I definitely did not expect it. It's a biographical-sport-drama, that tells an inspiring story of a talented young American boxer who faced the biggest setback in his career after met with a car crash. The remaining parts focused on how he struggles to come back, while recovering from the serious injury. The biggest advantage was the cast. I particularly liked Miles Teller in the lead role. His recent rise in the Hollywood was phenomenal and this one is his another must watch film. Even the supporting cast and roles were awesome. If you are a boxing/sports film fan, you will love it. But there is sufficient drama in the tale to build an impressive storyline. Feels like it is under-appreciated, and being a Hollywood film, the recognition was too poor. In the coming days, years, it will reach the largest audience coverage. From this film, the director is the one who gained big. Surely he should make use of its success to his next films. Because I'll be expecting much better and bigger than this. This film is one of the best of the years, so don't miss it. _8/10_
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The boxing sports genre has been very generic for a while. Two months ago The Weinstein Company released Hands of Stone (the biopic of Roberto Duran) which I thought was a run of the mill boxing film. It was a comeback story that was dull and shallow. Now we have Open Road Films rushing to the Oscar season with Bleed For This starring Miles Teller as Vinny Pazienza which should be his shot of getting that Oscar glory you know he wants. Since J.K Simmons’ hauntingly powerful performance in Whiplash blew Teller out of the water he deserves a biopic like this. If Whiplash couldn’t put him on the awards map, maybe a vehicle like this would. > The inspirational story of World Champion Boxer Vinny Pazienza who, after a near-fatal car crash, which left him not knowing if he'd ever walk again, made one of sports most incredible comebacks. All boxing films are seeming like the same nowadays “ give me another chance,” “one more shot.” Writer/Director Ben Younger attempts to have this biopic be different from others. From the beginning, you see how Vinny is a hot shot wild card. They show his flaws in less than the first 10 minutes. It goes straight into his loss and the introduction of other
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Cast
- Miles TellerVinny Pazienza
- Aaron EckhartKevin Rooney
- Katey SagalLouise Pazienza
- Ciarán HindsAngelo Pazienza
- Ted LevineLou Duva
- Christine EvangelistaAshley
- Amanda ClaytonDoreen Pazienza
- Daniel SauliJon
- Tina CascianiHeather
- Gary GaloneCaesar's Pit Boss
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- Ben YoungerDirector
- Ben YoungerScreenplay
- Larkin SeipleDirector of Photography
- Julia HolterOriginal Music Composer
- Zachary Stuart-PontierEditor
- Emma Tillinger KoskoffProducer
- Ben YoungerProducer
- Pamela ThurProducer
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