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Admirable film.

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Watching it on second time l realize that Banderas was only interesting character on movie because theirs secrets over to be arose weird things from his past who his best friend refuses to believe making them set apart for while,naive but funny,all others characters are useless to encrease even a slight,a smart joke here is about Jesus appears sometimes on few scenes due the Harreson's character has been a new christian behavior,Lolita Davidovich is no longer a femme fatale that used to be, a bit older for this kind of role....the box's fight are weak like Rocky,not even famous star on a cameo apparence help that average production!!Resume: First watch: 2001 / How many: 2 / Source: Cable TV-DVD / Rating: 6

A good movie for much of the way, worth watching largely for the interplay between the three leads. Harrelson, Banderas, and Davidovich have great banter during the road trip to Vegas from LA. The fight itself is enjoyable as boxing matches go, but the movie put itself in a bind in how it framed the two fighters, and the conclusion is a bit predictable. The ending of the movie is a bit anti-climactic. A good movie to watch as a TV movie when you have some time to kill. You get to see which actors were on the rise at the time and who the producers thought would be big celebrities. For example, getting Kevin Costner was a big deal in the '90s, though by 1999 his star was beginning to fade. On the whole, a middling movie.

Had to review this film because the rating is so low and I caught it on TV tonight.It's really more on the borderline of 6-7 with me and I'm a boxing fan so it would likely be lower if I knew nothing about boxing.This is a good movie to just drink beer and not really pay too much attention to. I think that's really the target demographic just goofy/offensive comedy for people who aren't looking for anything too serious.I laughed quite a few times but then again I'm not easily offended by politically or socially incorrect humor.Not a great movie by any stretch of the imagination but it was entertaining enough to at least be a 6-7 for me.I think it helps if you currently have or had friends in the past who are pretty competitive and like to trash talk a ton. Definitely a love/hate relationship here between the two main characters, mainly hate... but I found it pretty hilarious in some scenes.

All in all, this is an okay film. The plot is very simple, and the characters are fairly interesting. I understand that this movie is supposed to be about second chances, but I couldn't help but think after the movie's very predictable ending, what the hell was the point of the movie? What was the epiphany reached, and what was the point of characters like Lucy Liu being in the story? 90% of the film is spent during the car ride to Vegas, which is good and bad, it gives a personal touch to a movie, yet does get kind of old after a while. I like Woody Harelson's character b\c I can relate to him in a lot of respects. One thing I found unrealistic, no chick would ever ditch Antonio 'de sexy' Banderas, I almost laughed when she 'broke up' with him. Antonio also looked a little weak for a boxer, but the fight scene in the end was not effected by it. The end is actually the best part of the movie, yet it is very predictable. Overall, not a bad friday night movie if you have some time to kill and a few beers to pounce. 6/10