Review of Hands of Stone (2016) by Joe M — 12 Sep 2016
There is a good, maybe even great movie in here somewhere. The problem is that the middle portion of the film, Duran's crisis, is where the movie lets itself down. It gets bogged down in cliches and laziness.
In what amounts to pretty much a throwaway line (so much so that I don't even remember it) Duran says that (paraphrasing) he grew up with nothing, was always hungry, and now that he has everything he just wants to enjoy it.
Great. But that can't be what the whole second act is and it can't set up his redemption. I needed a little more than that. I should've left this film knowing more about Duran than I did heading in (which was next to nothing, except for "No Mas").
I didn't. For a film that claims to be based on the life of Roberto Duran, that's a problem.
This review of Hands of Stone (2016) was written by Joe M on 12 Sep 2016.
Hands of Stone has generally received mixed reviews.
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