Directed by: Jonathan Jakubowicz
Written by: Jonathan Jakubowicz
Starring: Edgar Ramirez, Robert De Niro, & Usher Raymond IV
So before beginning this review, I have to let you know I was seriously distracted and annoyed by these two women next to me. They kept talking throughout the film and even after confrontation still talked, although not as much. Damn ladies. Therefore my review may not be reliable since I didn’t get to enjoy the film that much.
Hands of Stone is
the biographical story about the great boxer, Roberto Duran (Ramirez) and his
journey to fame. It also tells about his
feud with Sugar Ray Leonard (Raymond) and his relationship with his trainer Ray
Arcel (De Niro).
I didn’t think the film was that interesting. The acting was great, but the storyline feels
like a “been there, done that” type story.
It reminded me a lot of Rocky,
which apparently came out during the time when this story takes place. I mean, maybe Rocky took a little bit of their inspiration from this true story,
but it’s unlikely.
I also felt that this film had two main characters that were
competing for the starring role. The
film should have chosen one character to go along with throughout the story:
Roberto Duran or Ray Arcel. Because
there were two competing stories, there wasn’t a connection with either of
them. Therefore if something bad happened
to one of them, there was no sympathy on my part.
3 popcorns.
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