ChicDragon It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

Derry Herrera Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

Tyreece Hulme One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

Richie-67-485852 One of the best movies out there with our favorite actors to boot awaits any viewer who wants to spend some quality time in the entertainment world and also be introduced to a real story about real people too. There is so much reality going on here it is refreshing to see it. Rocky is not perfect but juvenile delinquent, convict and a dishonorably charged military person. He is dysfunctional, carries lots of mom and dad issues and basically is a mixed up ignorant lost soul. That's why he captures our hearts because there is a little bit of us in his life. Anyone could have got caught up in all that and many did. Here we see the grace of God giving a person a chance to form a different ending with his life other than what the dark forces intended. Imagine if this guy was brought correctly. One of the greatest inspirations stories around. Remember, next time things have you down and it all looks bad, somebody up there...

AaronCapenBanner Robert Wise directed this biographical account of Rocky Graziano, from his troubled youth as petty thief and hoodlum that led to his imprisonment, to his later release, where his big plans were intercepted by his prompt drafting into the army, where he proves just as undisciplined, and goes AWOL. He later uses his fighting skills in the boxing ring, where he finally finds the long sought-after success he has wanted, even finding love with a woman named Norma(Pier Angeli) Until one day when Rocky's past comes back to threaten him, and jeopardize his career...Paul Newman is fine as Rocky, with solid direction and interesting story of a not always likable lead character.

bennyraldak This is a film that I've known for a long time, but never got a chance to watch. Somebody Up There Likes Me is a film about the true story of middleweight champion prizefighter Rocky Graziano, played by heavyweight actor/movie icon Paul Newman. Rememberred as Newman's debutfilm (but actually his third) this film is a hell of a ride and a 'must see' for cinefiles and movielovers.Director Robert Wise creates a work of intense realism and humanity. The streets of New York; the off-beat domestic social relations and envirements; the underground world of boxing; most of all Newman's impressive performance as Rocky, are all masterfully shaped into a piece of raw truth and human behaviour. Elia Kazan and Brando opened the door to this American cinema realism with Streetcar Named Desire ('51) and On The Waterfront ('54), but this movie is definitely one to mention in that category. Wise managed to create an even more famous movie seven years later with West Side Story ('61) in which he explores the New York streets and ganglife even further, but of course in the context of a musical - the coolest musical ever made, perhaps.Also nice to mention is the fact that a young Steve McQueen playes a gangmember of Rocky's gang in the early days. Newman and McQueen later became 'friendly' rivals which resulted in the fact that they didn't do Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid ('69) together on account of the billing of their names. They couldn't agree which name should get top billing. The one movie in which they finally worked together is of course The Towering Inferno ('74), where McQueen got first billing but Newman's name was placed a little higher..! (watch the movie and/or poster) A concept that I first noticed on this film, and later saw again and again in other films with two major stars - Righteous Kill ('08) for example.Rocky was Paul Newman's first great performance, and lead the way to even more iconic and masterful performances in films like The Hustler ('61/Rober Rossen), Hud ('62/Martin Ritt), Cool Hand Luke ('67/Stuart Rosenburg) and Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid ('69/George Roy Hill). Newman of course died recently (2008) and will remain a personal favorite of mine; a true actor, icon and cool guy. All the films I mentioned are personal treasures to me, and continue to be profound and touching examples of truly great cinema.

birck I rented this film knowing that it was made in the mid-50's, so I didn't expect it to be as good as it turned out to be. The acting is good, Newman is terrific, he never stops moving, and the movie itself never slows down. For a biopic, it presents its hero as flawed from the outset; the script is good, the dialogue is fresh, and the boxing scenes are, for a 1950's film, pre-Raging Bull, pre-Rocky, surprisingly convincing. Rocky Graziano wasn't a particularly refined technician in the ring; he was a grim, determined street fighter. He had no style, and that's how Paul Newman plays him. The big match at the climax of the film is presented in enough detail to show one boxer just beginning to tire as the other gets his second wind. Paul Newman is great as the main character, but the other actors, the writing and direction and the production itself rise to the level of his performance.