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Min-sik Choi, Seung-beom Ryu

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Unrated, 123 min.

Directed by: Seung-wan Ryoo

Release Date: January 1, 2005

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  • DragonEyeMorrison
    September 15, 2007
    DragonEyeMorrison
    While closely operating under the limits of the sports/underdog genre, Crying Fist manages to step apart from other films of the like by creating bealiavable characters. Director Ryoo Seng Wan smartly plays with the conventions of the genre by placing not just one character for t...( read more)he audience to follow, but two. Each one with different problems, but both with the ambition to escalate from their current position to a much better one.

    Acting becomes a key point here, and both leads do a sharp job in portraying the frustations and personality of each. Choi Min-Sik, the man now with a page in film history thanks to his portrayal of Oh Dae Su in the epic Oldboy, plays a boxer who once tasted the glory of the sport, only to drop down thanks to his laziness and carelessness.
    In the other hand is Ryu Seung-Beom, who plays a young trouble-maker that needs something to focus his raw energy before combusting himself. The guy has his acting skills in place and manages to not let Choi Min Sik over-shadow him.

    The film follows familiar territory within the genre, but then again, because of the strong cast, and tight and controlled direction, the film never gets preachy or self-indulgent. These guys are not going to become world champions or anything like that, they are just looking for a chance to really start living their lives to the fullest. And that's what makes Crying Fist a fine drama and, unlike most of films dealing with boxing, it never becomes a cheap sentimental-cheering contest with the audience.
  • glamman3000
    March 22, 2009
    glamman3000
    Best boxing film I've ever seen.
  • wingadam
    June 2, 2008
    wingadam
    From the maker of "Arahan" comes this fantastic boxing movie.
  • Bancho
    March 14, 2008
    Bancho
    This film is basically the Korean Undisputed, combined with the heart of the Rocky series. But instead of Snipes and Rhames, the fighters are Korean powerhouse actors Min-sik Choi (Oldboy) and Seung-beom Ryu (Arahan).

    The two boxers never cross paths ...( read more)until their fight. You follow each of their lives separately, building them up to convey the importance of the fight to each of them. In doing this, the film forces the audience to choose sides, making you empathize with one or the other. Then the whole thing culminates in a melodramatic Rocky-esque battle.

    The acting is good, the story is not so original... but in all, not a bad film.
  • levelboss15
    March 2, 2008
    levelboss15
    Best sports movie ever.
  • Kaigamo
    October 23, 2007
    Kaigamo
    Another Korean movie that's worth watching... review still to come.
  • jillyannesmith
    September 12, 2007
    jillyannesmith
    Before Rocky Balboa, Crying Fist did it better.
  • TheTaskmaster
    August 21, 2007
    TheTaskmaster
    excellent film, although you wonder if they're trying hard enough for a while, the climax pays off
  • monkboyking
    July 20, 2007
    monkboyking
    A strang one. not what i yousaly watch but it is a clasic.

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