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By Wendy Ide (1,500) for The Observer (UK) (826) on 22 Nov 2021

It’s not badly made, necessarily, just entirely unsurprising…

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By Sarah Hagi (23) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 22 Nov 2021

Bruised is a well-directed debut: Berry understands how to make a competent sports drama complete with all the emotional training montages…

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By Brahimfff (1) on 21 Nov 2021

PURE TRASHHHHHH!!!! halle berry b!TCH go k!LL yourself h0e u and that bjtch farti b…

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By Mattyice34 (99) on 20 Nov 2021

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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By Ian Freer (515) for Empire (3,446) on 19 Nov 2021

Not even Halle Berry’s presence can enliven this stale sports film-family drama mash-up…

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By Robert Daniels (336) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 17 Nov 2021

Berry’s Bruised is a familiar comeback tale relying on the inner-city motifs of 1990s hood films to deliver a melodramatic, barely coherent…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for The Guardian (2,969) on 17 Nov 2021

Berry brings commitment and focus to the drama. She wins on points…

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By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 16 Nov 2021

It’s the MMA version of Million Dollar Baby meets Rocky in Halle Berry’s directorial debut Bruised, a well-acted and occasionally involving…

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By Michael Ordona (350) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 16 Nov 2021

The superb fight choreography and committed execution by the two women in the ring (real-life UFC champ Valentina Shevchenko is convincing…

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By Kristen Lopez (178) for IndieWire (3,631) on 14 Nov 2021

Bruised isn’t breaking any new ground from a narrative standpoint, but it does show the strength of Halle Berry as a director, boasting a…

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By Yolanda Machado (67) for TheWrap (3,203) on 14 Nov 2021

It’s a valiant effort from Berry, but it doesn’t quite hit the mark, weighed down by a formulaic script, uneven fight direction, and little…

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By Peter Debruge (1,557) for Variety (12,700) on 14 Nov 2021

Impressive as Berry’s commitment to the role can be, there’s a mirthless predictability to the whole ordeal…

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By Tim Grierson (1,482) for Screen Daily (1,021) on 14 Nov 2021

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…

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By Andrew Bundy (21) for The Playlist (3,871) on 14 Nov 2021

Unfortunately, Halle Berry’s Bruised is a grueling hybrid of your weak, everyday Sundance debut and TV sports movie…

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