Cinderella Man is apparently a manly family man's movie. Link. Excerpt:
The fight scenes are gritty and exciting, often seen from Crowe's blurred perspective as he lopes around the ring and grins through his mouthguard. But Crowe and the movie's writers Akiva Goldman and Cliff Hollingsworth commendably and tenderly make Braddock into a family man who is a fighter, not a fighter with a family.
In between fights, Crowe shares surprising, sweet, funny moments with all three children and Mae–bright spots in lives lived just blocks from the bread line and mere miles from Hooverville. Crowe and Zellweger share moments of love, heat and desperation born from a shared fight for their family. Zellweger, one of few actresses who takes the time and energy to nail any accent she's handed, gives humor and vigor to what could have been a bland, stand-by-your-man routine. Instead of sacrificing the female character to make a statement about the lack of women's rights, as many period films do, “Cinderella Man” gives Zellweger a chance to be a complex and powerful woman without shortchanging history.
Decent Films Dot Com likewise applauds it. Link.
