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- Hands of Stone, though having glimmers of great possibilities, fails it all in a run-of-the-mill, based-on-a-true-story movie that moves pretty slowly without much to focus on. Its characters are hollow (though in reality, they most likely weren't) and boxing movies like Southpaw prove that its narrative is cliché.
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Aug 26, 2016 · “Hands of Stone,” about the legendary boxer Roberto Durán, could have used such an approach. It’s clearly there in his rivalry with American “Sugar” Ray Leonard. Their back-and-forth in and out of the ring is just tantalizing—the most compelling part of the whole movie.
Hands of Stone is a serviceable, reasonably entertaining biopic of Roberto Durn, with first rate performances that elevate it above its pedestrian execution. Full Review | Dec 6, 2016
Aug 26, 2016 · At age 72, legendary trainer Ray Arcel (Robert De Niro) comes out of retirement to coach world-class Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán (Edgar Ramírez). Arcel becomes a mentor to the ferocious ...
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- Jonathan Jakubowicz
- R
- Edgar Ramírez
Aug 25, 2016 · “Hands of Stone,” in which Mr. De Niro plays Ray Arcel, the American trainer who worked with the Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán in the 1970s and early ’80s, is absolutely a boxing movie. A ...
- Jonathan Jakubowicz
- Glenn Kenny
- 111 min
Aug 26, 2016 · Hands of Stone: Directed by Jonathan Jakubowicz. With Edgar Ramírez, Robert De Niro, Usher, Rubén Blades. The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.
- (18K)
- Biography, Drama, Sport
- Jonathan Jakubowicz
- 2016-08-26
Aug 26, 2016 · At its core, Hands of Stone is a movie about men pounding each other into submission, even to the point of humiliation. It’s about leather-wrapped hands smashing into guts and jaws, drawing blood when they can, searching for the final blow that will turn off the lights and send an opponent crashing to the canvas.
Aug 26, 2016 · Hands of Stone story is exceptionally accurate and it's extraordinary characters are played by a top notched cast. Lured by Roberto Duran's (Edgar Ramirez) raw passion as a fighter, Ray Arcel, played by a chameleonic Robert De Niro, comes back to the champ's corner after ten years forced sabbatical.
