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06/20/2011 This was a real crap documentary. poor production value. Uninspiring and just down right depressing. See more 11/21/2010 a boxing documentary that fails at being interesting. See more 02/27/2009 The challenging and difficult lives of the boxers are moving, but the movie is a bit weak on overarching themes or motifs. As such, it falls into the pitfall of may low-budget documentaries: an interesting subject is told so starkly that it loses almost all sense of being interesting. See more 10/03/2008 I drank three or four beers while watching this and didn't even have a buzz by the end, it was that sobering. No one dies or anything. It's not like that. It's just that director Nanette Burstein, as she would eventually do with The Kid Stays in the Picture and most recently American Teen, paints such a stark picture of her subject matter. In this case, that means the three down-on-their-luck boxers who are busting their butts at the New-Bed-Stuy Boxing gym in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. As fascinating as those three were, the trainer Harry Keitt has perhaps the most gut-wrenching backstory and the most inspiring present-day story. Man, the stuff that guy's been through. If you think you have it rough and need a little perspective, check this out. Or watch it if you just want to see what great documentary filmmaking is about. Nanette Burstein is among the best in the biz. See more 03/14/2008 an inspiring and sometimes heartbreaking documentary. See more 12/15/2006 not as good as i wanted it to be but still good See more Read all reviews

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