Greetings from Lithuania."Bleed for This" (2016) would be a good but by the number boxing movie except for one major exception - this is absolutely true story and this fact pushes this movie to better heights. This is a great inspirational story about hope and what happens when you don't give up in seemingly a "no way out" situation. Miles Teller gives a great performances (one of his best yet). Supporting characters were great as well. Overall, "Bleed for This" is a very good movie that shows a highly inspiring story. This is as well a good movie about boxing. It doesn't bring anything new to table, but its a damn good movie.

This ain't no 'Rocky' - like some other reviewer said. And I'm clad it ain't no 'Rocky'. 'Bleed for This' doesn't offer anything new in the boxing genre, but it still stands as its own. The script is pretty basic and by the numbers, and mainly carried by the strong performances of the cast - especially Miles Teller who is just superb as Vinny Paz. It treats the viewers with some boxing movie clichés (at the moment I think there is no other way to make them), but they are not too obvious to ruin the experience. The real life story of Vinny Pazienza is incredible and in real life he's much more colorful personality than it was depicted in the film (so were some other characters). In that department, the film played little safe. Of course it's only a movie (a near good one), and it has to leave some room for fantasy and drama. Another thing I liked about the film is that it didn't do much over dramatization like most of the based on true life films (and sporting films in general) tend to do. 'Bleed for This' isn't the greatest film of the year or not even greatest boxing film, but it's one of the best that has come out in recent years. I'm sure this film will gain more appreciation over time.Of course to me, who I'm little boxing enthusiast myself, I always get hyped for another boxing movie. 'Bleed for This' is quite well balanced, paced and acted sporting drama that is definitely worth giving shot at.

I never imagined that Aaron Eckhart would make a good Kevin Rooney... but he really does - so well done to him and the casting department for absolutely nailing the part.Everything else is one step above your typical Lifetime movie, and not worth the investment. It seems to have only been made because it has an ostensibly 'feelgood' ending, and a traditional three act structure of establishment, setback, and triumphant return.It's blindingly obvious even before watching that he's a competitive person - all successful sports people are. Here, though, competitiveness is turned into a fetish; something to be reveled in, at any cost. It's the straight laced and serious version of the Monty Python "it's just a flesh wound!" gag. Weaker moments of doubt are treated as just minor bumps on the inevitable road to victory.Personally, I would've rooted harder for the guy if he was ever made EMOTIONALLY vulnerable at any point - not just physically frail, through injury.REAL bravery would be exploring different parts of your life and blossoming as a person - not staying stuck on the same track and ignoring the advice of others, because your conception of life is the only one that you know how to make work... If fighting is 'all you know how to do', then you're one dimensional, and uninteresting... Sadly, this means that, so is the movie.Right down to the title, this is macho horse manure... Bleed for WHAT, exactly? Because you're used to it?! Nuts to that. Expand your horizons!

The inspirational story of World Champion Boxer Vinny Pazienza who, after a near fatal car crash which left him not knowing if he'd ever walk again, made one of sport's most incredible comebacks. Bleed For This was a film that i was actually kinda interested to see and since the Cast was pretty damn good i was expecting to be entertained by this film unfortunately the film was disappointing from start to finish. Miles Teller is trying way too hard to sell this image of him being an actual Boxer and he feels so miscast he also doesn't know how to fight he spends a big majority of the film being almost annoying and trying to crack jokes even in serious moments for example after his accident, he is also taunting more than actually boxing just think of Apollo Creed without the charm and being an 100% idiot. The acting is laughable and the dialogue at certain "sad" scenes just cracked me up and especially the accident sequence. The boxing sequences were also handled very poorly and they did not look believable not even for one second and this is very disappointing when you think of 2015's Creed and it's amazing camera angles especially during the fight scenes also it's story was very moving and inspiring something that this is not. Overall 'Bleed For This' lacks the charm, the spirit or the drama of a Real Champion also Miles Teller hasn't starred in a good movie since 2014's Whiplash so that says it all. I wish that i could like this film or i could say that it looks or sounds believable but it's not although if there's one good thing about it it's definitely the Soundtrack with all those great 80's songs but other than that i would recommend you to skip this film and maybe go and watch The Fighter or even better The Rocky Anthology including Creed. (1/10)