Review: Halle Berry and Netflix’s mixed martial arts drama Bruised pulls too many punches

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Halle Berry and Netflix’s mixed martial arts drama Bruised pulls too many punches

at select Canadian theatres Nov. 19; streaming on Netflix starting Nov. 24

Berry in a scene with Danny Boyd Jr. as Manny Lyons Jr. in Bruised. Scenes between the two are among the most compelling in the film.Berry plays Jackie Justice, a former mixed martial arts, or MMA, fighter whose last bout ended in a career-ending defeat. Years later, she’s fallen far from grace. An alcoholic working odd jobs as a cleaner , Jackie lives with her former manager and sometimes abusive boyfriend Desi , who frequently begs her to get back into the ring.

In Bruised, Berry's character is a former mixed martial arts fighter whose last bout ended in a career-ending defeat. Years later, she has fallen far from grace.Berry does some of the best work of her career as Jackie, fighting for her life on multiple fronts. It’s refreshing to see a 55-year-old woman get the same opportunities any man would, and even more refreshing that her age isn’t an obstacle in the film at all. Still, the uneven script brings even the most authentic performances down.

 

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