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Bruised
Directed by
Halle Berry
R
2021
2h 9m
Drama
,
Sport
,
and more
6.2
51%
55%
6.8
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A disgraced MMA fighter finds redemption in the cage and the courage to face her demons when the son she had given up as an infant unexpectedly reenters her life.
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Cast of Bruised
Halle Berry
Jackie Justice / Director / Producer
Adan Canto
Desi
Sheila Atim
Bobbi Buddhakan Berroa
Danny Boyd Jr.
Manny Lyons Jr
Adriane Lenox
Angel McQueen
Shamier Anderson
Immaculate
Stephen McKinley Henderson
Pops
Valentina Shevchenko
Lady Killer
Lela Loren
Mrs. Bradshaw
Nikolai Nikolaeff
Igor
Denny Dillon
Crazy Esther
Jacob Crespo
Nathan Bradshaw
Jennifer Dugwen Chieng
Karima
Shawna Hamic
Secretary
Mark Cayne
Teen #1
Julio A. Sanchez
Teen #2
Chandler Acloque
Junebug's Waiter
Phaidra Knight
Gym Opponent #1
Elijah Clarke
Gym Opponent #2
Robert D. Constance
Black Rob
Bruised Ratings & Reviews
Newsday
Robert Levin
Halle Berry shows real filmmaking talent, but there's too much going on throughout the movie, when the story demands a more consistently minimalist treatment.
That Shelf
Marriska Fernandes
When it comes to sports dramas, they can sometimes be quite predictable and, unfortunately, become cliché. Bruised tends to fall within said trope. However, watch it for the performances.
AARP Movies for Grownups
Thelma Adams
Kick butt, break rules, and direct your first feature after 50? Maybe Berry could be the next Bond.
Chicago Reader
Catey Sullivan
The end is fairly predictable. The way it gets there is decidedly not.
National Newspaper Publishers Association
Dwight Brown
Berry's skills behind the camera are a work in progress. In front of the lens, she is a virtuoso.
New York Times
Teo Bugbee
A film that uses the predictable beats of a fighter's comeback to create a showcase for hard-hitting performances.
FilmWeek (LAist)
Christy Lemire
I hate to say this, but it feels like a real vanity project from [Halle Berry].
FilmWeek (LAist)
Tim Cogshell
It opens strong, but then it slips into trite reflections of better movies about the same thing.
Wall Street Journal
John Anderson
There's a lot going on and somehow not enough, because the emotional destination is so obvious, the tone so wearying and the performances, mostly, so stilted.
Autostraddle
Carmen Phillips
It's rare that trauma narratives show the mess and muck of healing, but Bruised valiantly lets Jackie falter, get back up, and try again.
Polygon
Roxana Hadadi
Even a slight dialing back of the continuously tragic mode Berry commits herself to would have made a difference, but as it is, the film fails to land a KO.
AV Club
Jason Shawhan
When it's firing on all cylinders, Bruised finds the Sirk amidthe Stallone, wringing truly grand melodrama out of women reshaping their lives while beating each other senseless.
New York Post
Johnny Oleksinski
The only reason you like this hot mess of a person is that it's Berry who plays her. Next time, put it to better use in a movie with some originality.
Chicago Sun-Times
Richard Roeper
Berry's exhausting directorial debut pummels us with cliches and subplots.
RogerEbert.com
Robert Daniels
A familiar comeback tale relying on the inner-city motifs of 1990s hood films to deliver a melodramatic, barely coherent prestige vehicle with very little to say about MMA itself.
Los Angeles Times
Michael Ordoña
Berry's willingness to go to dark places and her generosity toward her cast - allowing each of them moments to shine - can only be promising signs for the burgeoning filmmaker.
IndieWire
Kristen Lopez
"Bruised" isn't breaking any new ground from a narrative standpoint, but it does show the strength of Halle Berry as a director, boasting a powder keg of dominating performances within a simplistic story.
The Hollywood Reporter
Stephen Farber
While viewers will be impressed by Berry's performance, other elements of the film are problematic.
TheWrap
Yolanda Machado
It's a valiant effort from Berry, but it doesn't quite hit the mark, weighed down by a formulaic script and uneven fight direction.
Variety
Peter Debruge
No one expects Berry to reinvent the sports movie, but still she manages to impress on both sides of the camera in the final act. There, in the ring, actor and character alike are reminding themselves - and the world - what they're capable of.
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