the rabbits of the night

why is it that no matter how much i try to dislike russell crowe, i keep going back for more? i can't explain it away, so i'll just have to keep giving him my $8.50, because the guy's quality. i wanted to come here and shout "best boxing movie ever", but hell, i haven't seen 'em all, so that's not fair. i read somewhere today that this is this summer's "seabiscuit", with russell crowe filling the biscuit's horseshoes. true enough. this isn't a plot that keeps you guessing, and this isn't a character study either...it's just a basic underdog story, but damn, the guy in front of me wasn't the only one throwing his hands up in the air. plus, if you're in it for the fighting, this is scary real. you know how you're going to feel when you leave a ron howard movie (except "the grinch", which had me struggling to hold up the very foundation of my childhood), but sometimes that's not such a bad thing. maybe i'm getting overly sentimental in my old age, but this thing had me. people were laughing, cringing, and crying.....and by people i mean me.