Rijndri Load of rubbish!!

Matrixiole Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

Grimossfer Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

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.

fienbergm I recently saw this movie for the first time. It blew me away.Max Baer as the protagonist, never overacting and an immense screen presence . Walter Huston as the failed alcoholic manager and |Otto Kruger as the sinister Gangster Willie Ryan.All surrounded by Myrna Loy cute as a pixie.The Broadway Show number starring Baer is an exhausting brilliant tour de forceThe fight scenes intense and realistic(save for over multitude of knockdowns) I counted about 15!This movie from 1933 has it all Romance Sex, Revenge and plenty of amazing cameos by the likes of Jack Dempsey, Jess Willars and Gentleman James Jeffries. \\Highly recommended

Antonius Block There is a lot to like about this movie, starting with the beautiful Myrna Loy, who is caught in a love triangle between a gangster and an up and coming boxer. The boxer is played by real life heavyweight Max Baer, who is certainly as good an actor as most for the time period, and very interesting to watch. The gangster is played well by Otto Kruger, so it's a strong cast. The film's pace over the first half or so is great, and I found myself a little surprised with one of the directions it took, but I won't spoil it. I liked seeing Loy singing (though it may have been lip sync'd), and it was fun (and a little silly) to see Baer in a pretty long musical number later. That's probably the beginning of where the film finds itself being a little too long, but it's really the big fight at the end with real-life champion Primo Canera which drags on. They introduce a number of other real-life boxers, which may have been a thrill to boxing fans in 1933, but with the exception of Jack Dempsey, is less interesting today (at least to me). During these introductions, there is a pretty mean joke about Kate Smith, who is said to be in the audience "sitting in seats one, two, and three". The boxing action itself is spotty – director W.S Van Dyke includes some nice shots, such as Carnera coming out of his corner, as well as an overhead angle, but there is quite a bit of footage that you can tell has been sped up, and quite a bit that looks unrealistic. I also hated the ending. Oddly enough, in a movie with so many big name boxers, it was the boxing that caused me to drop the rating a bit. Still worth watching though.

atlasmb This novelty film provides more entertainment that one might expect. Myrna Loy is Belle, headline singer at a club owned by tough guy Willie Ryan (Otto Kruger). When Belle meets ambitious heavyweight boxer Steve Morgan (Max Baer), she is swept off her feet by his confidence and charm. Willie wants to retaliate against the iron-jawed palooka, but his love of Belle forces him to step aside and hope for her happiness.Max Baer is the center of this film. The story follows his life in and out of the ring. This is stunt casting. Baer was a prime contender for the (real) world heavyweight title. Who knew he could actually act...and sing and dance! In one scene he performs with a bevy of chorines in a number that is the best part of the film. Most dance numbers in 1933 are no match for the precision, artistry and technical skills of the choreography in the forties and later, but the "training day" motif of this dance displays real fitness and gymnastic ability. And Baer performs with them, tap for tap.The end of the film includes a boxing match between the contender and the champ, featuring three boxing champions in the ring at the same time: Jack Dempsey (as the referee), Max Baer and Primo Carnera. It also features the introduction of other ring celebrities, including James J. Jeffries. With boxing in its heyday, these cameos must have thrilled many filmgoers.As a "time capsule", this film reveals much about the culture, language and attitudes of the depression era. It is also a surprisingly effective romance.In real life, Baer would defeat champion Carnera in 1934. Baer's life was so colorful, it would make a great subject for film.

Michael Bo Spunky young boxer woos and weds lovely torch singer, snatching her away from under they vigilant eyes of her mobster boyfriend, as it were, but soon, as his boxing star rises he takes to philandering... I wasn't prepared for the impact of this incredibly dynamic early talkie, taut, effective and clearheaded. The way Hawks and Van Dyke tell their story is to the point, the acting by both Loy and real-life boxer Max Baer is vivid and engaging. And yet, nothing will prepare you for the grand finale, the ultimate Madison Sq Garden match, a haven of broken noses and cauliflower ears. The fight itself is wonderfully, imaginatively shot with alternating angles, intermingled with shots of Loy and Walter Huston in the audience, fights breaking out, ladies swooning, desperate last-minute bets taking place, cutting faster and faster, faster and faster. Quite a feat, recommended.