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- 2021
- R
- Netflix
- 2 h 9 m
- 2021
- R
- Netflix
- 2 h 9 m
Summary Jackie Justice (Halle Berry) is a mixed martial arts fighter who leaves the sport in disgrace. Down on her luck and simmering with rage and regret years after the fight, she’s coaxed into a brutal underground fight by her manager and boyfriend Desi (Adan Canto) and grabs the attention of a fight league promoter (Shamier Anderson) who pro...
Directed By: Halle Berry
Written By: Michelle Rosenfarb
- 2021
- R
- Netflix
- 2 h 9 m
- 2021
- R
- Netflix
- 2 h 9 m
Bruised
52
4.6
Where to Watch
Summary Jackie Justice (Halle Berry) is a mixed martial arts fighter who leaves the sport in disgrace. Down on her luck and simmering with rage and regret years after the fight, she’s coaxed into a brutal underground fight by her manager and boyfriend Desi (Adan Canto) and grabs the attention of a fight league promoter (Shamier Anderson) who pro...
Directed By: Halle Berry
Written By: Michelle Rosenfarb
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
52
26% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
70% Mixed
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
4% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
52
26% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
70% Mixed
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
4% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
When it’s firing on all cylinders, Bruised finds the Sirk amid the Stallone, wringing truly grand melodrama out of women reshaping their lives while beating each other senseless.
Marking the Oscar-winning actress’ feature directing debut, it’s unquestionably a formula film, telling the story of a talented but troubled fighter whose must overcome long odds, crippling self-doubt and tragic life circumstances to achieve in-the-ring redemption. Familiar though that plot might be, it’s the way she fills in the blanks that gives her film a sense of something new.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 25 User Ratings
4.6
24% Positive
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
44% Mixed
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
32% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 25 User Ratings
4.6
24% Positive
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
44% Mixed
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
32% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
This is a powerful masterpiece that goes far beyond the MMA world. It is quite an amazing and incredible drama story. This is probably one of his best films and one of the most touching and powerful movies combining the genre of sports element with a human drama. Halle Berry should get an Oscar for her performance as a master of her craft both behind and in front of the camera in this emotional story. Each and every actor brings their own well defined character that makes the film a one of a kind masterpiece...even to the young child Manny that does not speak but exhumes so much feeling and emotions throughout his performance. It will move you beyond words!!!
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2020 fighting and drama movie. After a while, the young son of a former fighter woman whose life is ruined appears. The woman is trying to impose herself on the child and has to return to the fight. But her life is getting more and more difficult with each passing day. It's nice so far. But I can say that it is Hale Berry's most mediocre movie. Because she neither keeps that drama alive nor can she give that ambition. The most beautiful thing in the movie is the innocence of the child. E netflix production, but not the same kind of relationship? Of course it will. The final fight does not meet the expectation at all.
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What really makes Bruised worth sticking with, however, is the epic closing fight sequence.
The superb fight choreography and committed execution by the two women in the ring (real-life UFC champ Valentina Shevchenko is convincing as Jackie’s opponent), informed by Berry’s skill as an actor conveying Jackie’s desperation, make the final fight thrilling and cringe-inducing — in a good way.
A pull-out-all-the-cliches and throw in a few on-the-nose new ones script leaves Halle Berry’s directing debut, Bruised, a split decision.
For a film that aspires to be a frank look at a middle-aged fighter’s hard road back to glory, Bruised too easily indulges in sports-film fantasy, undercutting the story’s inherent bleakness.
Berry’s Bruised is a familiar comeback tale relying on the inner-city motifs of 1990s hood films to deliver a melodramatic, barely coherent prestige vehicle with very little to say about MMA itself.
Bruised is great on a technical aspect, and Halle Berry made it watchable, but the writing needs some training.
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It’s no Raging Bull or Creed, but there’s enough good drama and fight scenes to be worthy of a watch.
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White men bad, minorities/lesbians/black - voice of morality and reason. Aside from all that standard netflix woke cr*p, it's a cliched piece of junk
Few points for Valentina Shevchenko, one point for Halle Berry - she trained well and looked like she can actually fight, choreography was fine.
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bad
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adjective, worse, worst;(Slang) bad·der, bad·dest for 36.
not good in any manner or degree.
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A Lesbian love story disguised as a Rocky clone. Really bad dialogue and acting. Avoid at all costs!
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Production Company
Romulus Entertainment,
Aloe Entertainment,
Bohemia Media,
Endcrawl.com,
Entertainment 360,
Head Gear Films,
Metrol Technology,
Rhea Films (II),
Thunder Road Pictures
Release Date Nov 17, 2021
Duration 2 h 9 m
Rating R
Tagline From hero to zero and back to reality.
Awards
Black Reel Awards
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations
Image Awards (NAACP)
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
