Un boxeur qui n'a jamais résolu ses problèmes que par ses poings est appelé en mission. Il y apprend à contrôler son tempérament et à toucher au coeur ceux qu'il rencontre grace à l'amour, p... Tout lireUn boxeur qui n'a jamais résolu ses problèmes que par ses poings est appelé en mission. Il y apprend à contrôler son tempérament et à toucher au coeur ceux qu'il rencontre grace à l'amour, plus par ses poings.Un boxeur qui n'a jamais résolu ses problèmes que par ses poings est appelé en mission. Il y apprend à contrôler son tempérament et à toucher au coeur ceux qu'il rencontre grace à l'amour, plus par ses poings.
- Réalisation
- Scénario
- Casting principal
David H. Stevens
- James Walsh
- (as David Stevens)
William 'Bus' Riley
- Tough Guy
- (as Bus Riley)
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In his autobiography, Willard Bean wrote: "When people tell my story they usually get it about half right." This movie is an example of that; the screenwriter got it about half right. The sad thing is the parts he got wrong were deliberately wrong because the writer thought it would make a better story. The real, accurate story would have made a much better movie. Sadder still is that in interviews the writer presented his altered version as true and accurate.
Visually this movie is beautiful. Mr. Christensen is one of the best cinematopraphers working today. David McConnell does a very good job portraying Willard Bean, but unfortunately, he received some bad direction which made some of his scenes silly and eye-rolling.
If you like "Mormon movies", you'll love this one. It has some touching moments and some good lessons, and even a thinly disguised Three Nephites Story (which is so poorly put together it leaves the audience wondering what just happened). One of the ways the writer changed the true story was to create an a-little-child-shall-lead-them storyline. This is always good for a few tears whether it's true or not. Adding this storyline feels like an insult to Willard Bean's life and his true character, but it's a guaranteed Kleenex moment in any "Mormon movie".
Visually, I would give this movie 8 out of 10 stars. Unfortunately, Mr Christensen insists on being a one-man band who writes, directs, shoots and produces and I can't give the final product more than 4 out of 10 stars. Had this been a team effort with a good writer who stuck to the true story, and good director working with one of the industries great cinematographers, this could have been an outstanding movie.
One final note. Before you lump me in the category of Mormon hater, or disgruntled Latter-day Saint with a chip on his shoulder, I am neither of these. I am a devout Latter-day Saint with no ax to grind. I am simply giving an honest assessment of the movie.
It is a tender movie! It is a feel-good movie. I liked the acting and the music. I feelt peaceful (good) feelings. The fighting aspect is not the main focus. The main focus is the fight of life, and trying to follow what you believe in. The movie put a smile on my face quite a few times, and I cried some too. I Learned more also. I recommend it! (A 10 speaks for a "I recommend") (:
My family and I loved it. Great story. Great music, story line, and actors. Great life lessons taught. A real feel-good movie. TC Christensen's best yet.
What a great story! There are not very many films that tell a really good story well, but this is one of them! Treated with love and kindness it fills you with love. This is not really a religious story but one of belief. Great family watch!
Great for leaning the value of living others despite differences
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesAll boxing scenes were shot in the last two days of filming so if McConnell got "smashed in the face or whatever, we still got our film," Christensen joked.
- GaffesFour missionaries come to the house. Two are introduced as Elder Crawford Gates and Elder Gordon Hinckley. Latter-day Saints will recognize those names: Gates was a prominent composer and Hinckley was the Latter-day Saint Prophet from 1995 to 2008. The scene in the movie takes place around 1920 - 1922. Gates was born in 1921 and Hinckley in 1910; Gates would have been one year old and Hinckley 11 or 12 years old.
- Crédits fousIn the closing credits, footnotes are added where someone appeared in the film who's related to someone depicted in it.
- ConnexionsReferences Rocky (1976)
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Box-office
- Montant brut aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 954 641 $US
- Week-end de sortie aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 60 223 $US
- 28 juil. 2019
- Montant brut mondial
- 954 641 $US
- Durée1 heure 40 minutes
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