Fresh
It gives its fine actors room to breathe and behave -- and in Michelle Rodriguez's case, glow.
Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine
Overview
Diana Guzman begins to train as a boxer and achieves impressive success, blazing new trails for female boxers, all while keeping it a secret from her father.
Director and cast
- Karyn Kusama Director
- Michelle Rodriguez as Diana Guzman
- Jamie Tirelli as Hector Soto
- Paul Calderon as Sandro Guzman
- Santiago Douglas as Adrian Sturges
- Ray Santiago as Tiny Guzman
- Víctor Sierra as Ray Cortez
- Elisa Bocanegra as Marisol
- Herb Lovelle as Cal
- Thomas Barbour as Ira
- Shannon Walker Williams as Veronica
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
88%
Tomatometer
Fresh
For once, the advance buzz has been amply justified, thanks to an extraordinarily charismatic film debut by a non-professional named Michelle Rodriguez.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Fresh
For all the violence on view, Kusama's script insists on a real, wholly unsentimental tenderness.
Matt Wolf, Associated Press
Fresh
Kusama's direction is imaginative, her attention to detail makes for credibility and clarity with regard to the dilemmas faced by her determined young heroine, and Rodriguez is quite astonishing in the lead role.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
It's obvious Kusama knew what she wanted and was in control, because all the key roles and scenes are played with a uniform tone and conviction.
Louis B. Parks, Houston Chronicle
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