KARYN KUSAMA
Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBBB.
USA, 2000. Green/Renzi, Independent Film Channel. Screenplay by Karyn Kusama. Cinematography by Patrick Cady. Produced by Sarah Green, Martha Griffin, Maggie Renzi. Music by Gene McDaniels, Theodore Shapiro. Production Design by Stephen Beatrice. Costume Design by Marco Cattoretti, Luca Mosca. Film Editing by Plummy Tucker.
A fantastic story about a young woman (Michelle Rodriguez) who wants to reach beyond her seemingly small life through boxing. To hear the description of a movie about a girl boxer who has to fight the boy boxer she’s just fallen in love with, you might expect a cheese ball teenage flick. Not so! This movie is unbelievably good.