Robert Wise directs probably one of the best boxing movies ever. Paul Newman is combustible as Rocky Graziano, who is considered by many as one of the greatest knockout artists in the history of boxing. His rough youth in the back streets of New York and brushes with crime made Graziano a fearsome force to reckon with. A world champion known for that "one punch knockout" ability and matched with Tony Zale in one of the ring's most storied rivalries ever; somebody up there really liked the volatile undisciplined fighter. Newman is electrifying and faultless. Also starring are: Pier Angeli, Everette Sloan, Eileen Heckart, Harold J. Stone, Sammy White and Sal Mineo.
Review of Somebody Up There Likes Me
Somebody Up There Likes Me
(1956)
Newman is an unthrottled powerhouse. Brilliant.
30 July 2007
Warning: Spoilers