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Robert Wise, who directed the classic boxing noir The Set-Up in 1948, also made this 1956 biopic about the life of Rocky Graziano, a one-time juvenile delinquent from New York's back streets who became World Middleweight Champion. Paul Newman, though in the thick of his mannered, Method approach to acting in those days, is wonderful as the impoverished young Graziano, who finds success in the ring through a combination of talent, hope, and tenacity. The script by Ernest Lehman is layered with well-meaning social-consciousness and observations about the effects of poverty, but that is less impressive than cinematographer Joseph Ruttenberg's outstanding footage of fight scenes. Steve McQueen and Robert Loggia made their screen debuts with this film. --Tom Keogh
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Rating:  - Upbeat rags to riches ring saga
Director Robert Wise helmed the great boxing movie The Set-Up , a work scathing in its depiction of the seamy side of the sport .Somebody Up There Like Me takes an altogether more positive view of the noble art and is a thorougly entertaining biopic about Rocky Graziano .Graziano is splendidly played by Paul Newman making his second picture ,after the debacle that was The Silver Chalice,a movie that could have strangled his screen career at birth ,so bad was it .
Rocky was born in the slums ... Read More
Rating:  - The story is in the tradition of a number of fifties movies about delinquency and rebellion...
Newman does succeed in capturing the familiar Graziano mannerisms: the crude, New York-Italian accent; the mumbling; the sneers and pouts; the gay and perky walk, with huddled shoulders and shuffling feet... He has a nervous energy, wiping his mouth and nose with his fingers, rubbing his hands together, scratching his neck, and dancing around in one place, as if constantly facing an opponent in the ring...
This perpetual motion--even when he is seated--suggests a potentially explosive ... Read More
Rating: - at least it made paul newman a star
i had always been intrigued by the idea of the gorgeous paul newman playing pug rocky graziano, and after finally seeing this movie, i remain wondering "what were they thinking?" newman does a fine job, but it still strains credulity to be watching him as (even a young version of) the man people of my generation best recall as merv griffins punchy sidekick. the movie itself is a decent straight biopic, and if youre a boxing fan, you will probably enjoy it.
Rating:  - Luther Vandross' Favorite Film
After James Dean's death, MGM insisted that the griefstricken survivors, Sal Mineo and Pier Angeli, fulfill their contracts, which they did unwillingly under penalty of law. As Romolo and Norma, Mineo and Angeli are uncharacteristically subdued, and in the judgment of MGM executives uncooperative. In a draconian moves, studio brass cancelled both their contracts shortly afterwards, and the careers of both actors were to plummet. Poor Pier Angeli left this world without regret, the victim of Hollywood ... Read More
Rating: - GREAT PAUL NEWMAN FILM
This is a great boxing film starring Paul Newman. The acting is good (Paul in his early method acting era), the fight scenes are great and the story is great.
WHY IS THIS NOT ON DVD?????? CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN???
Im assuming there must be a legal lawsuit, dispute reason because if they have Showgirls VIP Edition out on DVD, it's a travesty to not release this!
I mean i can't even find it on region 0 from some Asian DVD Distributor
This is not an AMAZINGGG FILM THAT WILL BLOW ... Read More
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