Bleed For This (2016)
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Critic Consensus: Bleed for This rises on the strength of Miles Teller's starring performance to deliver a solid fact-based boxing drama that takes a few genre clichés on the chin but keeps on coming.
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Cast
as Vinny Pazienza
as Kevin Rooney
as Louise Pazienza
as Angelo Pazienza
as Lou Duva
as Dan Duva
as Doreen
as Woman in Caesar's Hotel Room
as Charity - Woman Freaked out by Halo
as Heather
as Jon
as Leigh
as Roger Mayweather
as Roberto Duran
as Gilbert Dele
as Roberto Duran
as Announcers at Duran Fight
as Announcer at Duran Fight
as Cebol
as ER Doctor
as Manny
as Dr. Cotter
as Jimmy
as Master Seo
as Woman at Twin River
as Jimmy Burchfield Jr.
as Ray Oliviera Jr.
as Reporter at Weigh In
as Tommy
as Caesar's Blackjack Dealer #1
as Caesar's Blackjack Dealer
as Referee at Mayweather Fight
as Mayweather Trainer
as Reporter in Caesar's Tunnel
as Dele's Manager
as Reporter at Dele Press Conference
as Announcer at Dele Fight
as Doctor Post Dele Fight
as Foxy Lady Stripper
as Friend at Social Hall
as Patron at Social Hall
as Reporter # 2 at Hospital
as Anesthesiologisit
as Twin River Waitress
as Passerby #1
as Passerby #2
as Tonight Show Page
as Announcer #1
as Ref
as Ring Announcer at Duran Fight
as Duran's Trainer
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Critic Reviews for Bleed For This
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Ben Younger's Bleed for This, starring Miles Teller, distinguishes itself by doubling down on some of the tried-and-true formulas. It's a comeback times two.
There's always another fight, just as there's always another boxing film.
Teller is magnetic in the lead role, and he helps "Bleed for This" transcend boxing movie clichés.
This is a boxing movie that actually gets boxing.
You can't shake the sense that the real Vinny Paz is far more fascinating than this basic boxing biopic.
Thirty of Paz's 50 career victories were by knockout, but Bleed for This wins more narrowly, on points.
Audience Reviews for Bleed For This
Bleed for This adds to a long line of boxing films success not for its fighting, but for its unbelievable story of courage and resistance. The never-say-quit attitude for Vinny Pazienza is endearing instead of annoying. Miles Teller puts forth a compelling performance. Aaron Eckhart compliments him well. Those two really make the movie for what it is. The fight scenes don't necessarily come off as ground breaking. We've certainly seen better choreography in other boxing films before, but it's the scenes between the fights that keep you entertained and involved. While you coast through this film, you can't help but wonder how exciting of a person Vinny is behind the scenes. It doesn't quite get the success of his career across the viewers, but it does give you insight into his prolific comeback, which deserves in its own right a story to be told.
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A decently performed and executed come-from-behind boxing movie that gets you to keep watching despite your knowledge of having seen it all before.
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My only concern is all the boxing movies that came out in 2016 lacked heart, this movie was much better then Hands of Stone, no debate. The cast is great but the kickoff doesn't setup the rest of the movies plot, you don't really care for the rehabilitation or return to the ring. The boxing scenes are well handled and the screw removal scene is near unwatchable. There is a lot of good in this film but fails to be great. The direction just isn't at the form of the actors and it's a shame, this could've been one of the better boxing movies based on the true story itself. The film just fails to deliver a strong character driven film, which it does attempt.
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