The fight film to which all others are compared.
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07/30/03
Body and Soul (1947)
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Reviews Counted:8
Fresh:8
Rotten:0
Average Rating:7.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: A boxer wins the world middleweight championship title in a fixed fight. His deteriorated moral compass leads him away from his loved ones. Look for actor Canada Lee, who plays aging boxer Ben... [More]
Starring: John Garfield, Lilli Palmer, William Conrad, Hazel Brooks
Director: Robert Rossen
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Reviews for Body and Soul
1 - 9 (sorted by fresh rating)
This is tight, hard-hitting entertainment.
05/24/03
Garfield's bullish performance saves the movie from its stagy moments and episodic script.
02/09/06
Altogether this Enterprise picture rolls up a round-by-round triumph on points until it comes through with a climactic knockout that hits the all-time high in throat-catching fight films.
01/28/06
Trite is hardly the word for the plot, which was already wheezy by the time this minor classic was made in 1947, but Abraham Polonsky's script brings such tight, painful focus to the moral choices that it seems fresh and real.
03/25/08
Top CriticNow only seems gripping because of Garfield's gritty performance.
03/20/04
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06/30/05
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09/16/04
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