Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Kien Navarro Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Brenda The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Armand about box. and moral values. great cast. high acting. and powerful emotions. a film about honesty. and a special Bogard who gives not only a good role but admirable legacy. admirable fresco of a world. cruelty and money, people as details in the interests of small circles, moral duties and the truth. one of great movies who reminds the right way. and that could be all. in fact, it is only a tool for understand reality from every day. and to admire a huge actor in his the last role, mixture of force and freshness, carefully exploring the details, using the nuances of character as precise picture for define a new Don Quijote and the American spirit. a film who must see. not only for the artistic value. but for its profound message. and for the admirable science/art to build it.

SnoopyStyle Respected sports writer Eddie Willis (Humphrey Bogart) is jobless when his newspaper folds. Fight promoter Nick Benko (Rod Steiger) wants to hire him as the press agent for his new heavyweight fighter Toro Moreno. The problem is that Toro is a big dumb giant stiff. Benko schemes to rig Toro's fights with nobodies building up his resume and get him a fight with the heavyweight champion Buddy Brannen.Bogart is terrific as the morally conflicted Eddie. It's impressive considering he was unwell and this is his last film. He still carries the movie. Steiger is incredible as the bombastic croaked promoter. It's also a fine morality tale. The fight game has always been corrupted and this takes it to the extreme.

meritcoba "The last one with Bogie," Kristl said, "You can see he looks weary in this movie. I read somewhere he was ill and he would die very shortly after.""Okay.""Anything to add to the okay?""Not really. The famous Humphrey Bogart, ey? An icon. Like that Monroe girl or Einstein.""Or like Kennedy or Al Capone. A name that goes with an image that goes with an era. Associations.""I seen him only once before in the Big Sleep. The movie we saw together some time ago. With that very pretty girl. ""Bacall.""Lauren Bacall?""The same.""I remember her.""Why doesn't that surprise me.""I just wonder why they do that.""What?""This trick they do with the camera when they film a woman in those times. Like they did in this movie. It's like you're watching her through a fine haze.""Guess they thought it makes her pretty.. Or maybe: prettier.""Men need no haze.""No. Men need to be cynical. Like Humphrey. In this movie he seemed a lot like those hard boiled cynical types he played in various other movies before. I wonder if he was even acting. Maybe he was not, maybe he is just himself.""Or maybe he was always acting?""Acting out the role of an reporter that loses his job and joins the enemy. From reporter to press agent. There is little difference between the two, so it seems. They both write down interpretations of reality and both benefit from it. Somehow though we feel that a press agent is the more objectionable of the two. Is that because he is manipulating the truth too blatantly or that it gets people hurt? Probably both and more.""That is the movie in a nutshell for ya," Henry laughed,"It's rather shocking how they manipulate things. Like how they rig all the boxing matches so that big south American Toro wins them all. But eventually it blows up in their faces. He goes up against a guy that doesn't want to be bribed.""Dirty rotten tricks and the fall guy is some poor sap who thought he would get rich with boxing.""Same old story.""Same old song, " Krisl nodded, And Rod Steiger is, of course, the guy who is making all the money by rigging the games. A cold hearted son of a bitch. I think he must have fun playing that part. He really shines in that role. An old movie, but still entertaining in a way."""If you like old movies, that is. The tale will be repeated in newer movies. There are always people trying to making a buck by bending the rules. History repeats itself.""..first as tragedy, and then as farce.""Huh?""Karl Marx. He wrote that.""Karl Marx? Wasn't he some kind of communist?""Something like that.""Then he must be wrong.""Oh, I couldn't possibly say anything about that.""I don't believe you. You always have something to say about anything.""How do you know that, laddie?""History, madam. Plain old history. Your history."www.meritcoba.com

LeonLouisRicci A relentless and rigorous dive into the world of Professional Boxing (circa 1956) and its effect on the Athletes and their exploitation and disregard. It is no surprise that this was a flop at the box-office at the time. It has since found its place in the Film-Noir world with its no holds barred expose of corruption.Notable for the last screen role for Humphrey Bogart it has much more to offer. Crisp hands-on Direction with the Cinematography and Lighting and Sets looking as bleak as the Story. It is an uncompromising and unsettling unfolding of a no-talent, but gargantuan, Boxer that believes he is unbeatable. But the fix is in and he is the last one to know. The result is heart-wrenching and real here, with the salty script and hard-boiled performances by all lending credulity with its cynicism and gutsy shout-out in an era of rigid conformity and a faith-based belief in the integrity of larger than life, celebrity based, and powerful institutions from Government to Show Business.This is a dreary and dreadful Fiction based on Fact. Character studies laced with as much pomp and spectacle as need be. There are unforgettable scenes with Bogart and Steiger as well as some just as memorable from the cheap seats.