Review of Hands of Stone (2016) by Ricdelrio — 31 Aug 2016
Hands of Stone it's a love story. Duran's love for his country, Sugar Ray Leonard's love for his wife and Ray Arcel's love for Boxing. From the first frame we see how Ray (Robert DeNiro) returns to Madison Square Garden as anyone would return to see an old lover.
There, Duran's savage rumble seduces him enough to risk his life to see if there's any passion left in the sport. Fortunately, Hands of Stone is on a crusade determined to show the world Panama exists as a Nation.
On the other corner, Sugar Ray Leonard (played by a ripped and charismatic Usher Raymond) gets drafted in Duran and Arcel's strategy and finds himself losing against all odds. Once Sugar Ray Leonard realizes he's been outsmarted at his own game, he gracefully reclaims the belt leaving Duran as a heartbroken man.
Pushed by his beautiful wife and sobered up when Panama's beloved president is assassinated, Duran finds strength in his roots and becomes a true hero to his nation, this time helped not by his mentor but by his old time foe.
Go see it, this is as close as any boxing film can get to true life.
This review of Hands of Stone (2016) was written by Ricdelrio on 31 Aug 2016.
Hands of Stone has generally received mixed reviews.
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