Variety
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.
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Bruised
Halle Berry directs and stars in this MMA comeback tale as Jackie "Justice", a disgraced fighter who has failed at the one thing she's ever been good at. When 6-year-old Manny, the son she walked out on years ago, returns to her doorstep, Jackie has to conquer her own demons, face one of the fiercest rising stars of the MMA world, and ultimately fight to become the mother this kid deserves.
2021129 minsUSARomulus Entertainment
DramaSport
- Director:
- Halle Berry
- Writer:
- Michelle Rosenfarb
- Cast:
- Halle BerryStephen McKinley Henderson
Bruised | Reviews
Hollywood Reporter
The fight scenes are skillfully choreographed, but in other respects Berry’s direction is shaky.
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IndieWire
Bruised isn't breaking any new ground from a narrative standpoint, but it does show the strength of Halle Berry as a director.
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Empire Magazine
Not even Halle Berry's presence can enliven this stale sports film-family drama mash-up.
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Chicago Sun-Times
Berry's exhausting directorial debut pummels us with cliches and subplots.
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Bruised is available to stream in Australia now on Netflix.