Nessieldwi Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

Kaydan Christian A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

Cheryl A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

SnoopyStyle Diana Guzman (Michelle Rodriguez) has a violent streak and has already gotten in four fights in one semester. One more fight and she's getting expelled. Her mother is dead. Her father sends her to pay Hector Soto who is training her little brother Tiny to box. Tiny would rather be an artist. She wants to box but doesn't have the money to pay Soto. He thinks girls shouldn't fight anyways. She steals the money from her dad and Soto reluctantly agrees. She slowly grows as a person, improve as a boxer and falls for another boxer Adrian Sturges.Rodriguez arrives like a stick of dynamite. This is all her. The plot is a fair girl power coming-of-age movie. Director Karyn Kusama does a good job mostly by pointing the camera at Rodriguez. I'm not really talking about her boxing although she does a good job faking it. She has an intensity that comes out right from the first frame of film.

Samiam3 Sports movies have never been my thing, but a small handful of them work for me. The best are the those which focus less on the sport and more on the character, such as Raging Bull, the Wrestler and Girlfight. This is a great directorial debut for Karyn Kusama, and an outstanding first performance for Michelle Rodriguez. The plot is strait forward enough. Diana Guzman, is in her fourth year of high school, but due to her picking fights in the hallway, she is close to expulsion. As a possible means of unleashing her anger, she signs up for boxing lessons at the club where her brother is training (at the wishes of their father).In the course of ninety minutes, we the viewers see something extraordinary. Diana almost literally changes from a girl to a woman. We see it in her body as well as her behaviour, especially when one of the boys at the club finds himself drawn to her, and she gets into it. There is not a bad scene or a lame/contrived moment in the film. The only error that I would say could be corrected is that one of the subplots ends on what feels like an unfinished note. Aside from that, Girlfight is a great movie.

suzi9mm girlfight is using a well-known formula as someone pointed out, however, i have seen plenty of movies that don't do it this well or that are not this credible. i believe it is in the end easier for a woman to empathize the character and that way feel more touched by the movie.the movie is encouraging both mentally and physically even if your life and environment were completely different and, i think the viewer can still gain a lot by seeing this. although it took me 5 years to start boxing and sports in general, this is the movie that gave me the spark.so the plot is familiar/common. actors are good. but the thoughts that it can spark are what make it above average in my opinion. it made a big impression on me and i know i'm not the only one.

Maggie_2398 I saw this film for the first time last night and absolutely loved it.Michelle Rodriguez's performance was amazing (especiallty as it was her debut movie) she was completely believable as Diana the tough troubled girl.I liked the way that in the movie not everything worked out to provide a perfect ending, like how her Dad never saw her win her big fight and there was never a soppy 'I love you daddy' scene, it just showed a snapshot of her life and I am sure she would have continued to struggle and fight for what she wanted pretty much for the rest of her life.I also liked the ambiguity about her relationship with Adrian at the end, because after all this movie is not a fairytale!An excellent movie with brilliant performances from all especially Michelle.