My Punch-Drunk Boxer

So you are either going to hate this movie (or at least be bored by it) or you are going to love it. It is an art-house dramedy about a disgraced former boxer who is pushing 30 and suffering from too many blows to the head but decides that his dream is to fight once again. It is slow. It takes its time getting there. And for the first hour of the movie, I had it pegged as a solid 4 stars. But I realized at some point deep in the film that I liked these characters and I was invested in the story and my attitude towards it changed. It was creeping up on a high 6 low 7. And then the last 15 minutes brought it all home and I was totally engaged and tearing up and hanging on every word. This movie isn't Rocky or Creed or any other rah, rah sports flick that spikes your testosterone and has you leaping from your seat. It isn't trying to be. To be honest, it's a weird little movie, but it's also kind of beautiful. 8 stars.