Hands of Stone
Weinstein Company, The | Release Date: August 26, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 31 Critic Reviews
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12
Mixed:
15
Negative:
4
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
The Seattle TimesSoren AndersenAug 25, 2016
The acting in all roles is first rate, but in this one De Niro regains the title of undisputed champion. Read full review
88
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperAug 25, 2016
Writer-director Jonathan Jakubowicz’s Hands of Stone is a rousing, well-filmed and solid (if at times overly generous to Duran) biopic with a bounty of charismatic performances, two of the sexier scenes of the year, some welcome laughs and a few above average fight sequences. Read full review
75
Rolling StonePeter TraversAug 25, 2016
The Venezuelan-born writer-director Jonathan Jakubowicz (Secuestro Express) knows how to muscle up momentum and bring the best out of actors. Read full review
75
St. Louis Post-DispatchCalvin WilsonAug 25, 2016
Isn’t a knockout of a film, but it’s light on its feet and throws a lot of good punches. Read full review
75
Movie NationRoger MooreAug 22, 2016
Hands of Stone is still a first-rate boxing picture, a B-movie with just enough A-picture touches to make it sting. Read full review
70
New York Daily NewsJoe DziemianowiczAug 26, 2016
Ana de Armas makes a lasting impression as Felicidad, the angelic girl (her hair is braided, like a halo) who’s the love of Duran’s life. Too bad their relationship is underexplored and left to a quickie montage of baby-making and deliveries. That’s one of the reasons the film’s not a knockout. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinMay 22, 2016
Hands of Stone is far from perfect, but it punches above its weight enough to prevent it from being easily dismissed. Read full review
70
Screen DailyTim GriersonMay 22, 2016
Hands Of Stone tests how far a film can go solely on heart, and in this case, it turns out to be just enough to overcome biopic conventionality. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleJosh KupeckiAug 24, 2016
I could watch Ramírez read the phone book, as the old saw goes. He is one of the most vibrant and charismatic actors working today. He infuses Durán with a charm and a recklessness that is tempered by De Niro’s quiet, understated performance, something he can do in his sleep. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliAug 29, 2016
Traditional and uninspired, it does an adequate job of relating Duran’s story but falls short of providing an engaging cinematic experience. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeTom RussoAug 25, 2016
The highlight is Duran and Arcel’s bonding in the corner between rounds. We’ll take more of this revealing brand of drama anytime. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsAug 25, 2016
With Hands of Stone, Robert De Niro officially enters his Burgess Meredith-in-"Rocky" phase, bringing the ringside grizzle and rumpled gravitas by the pound. Read full review
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