Bruised

"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."

"The fight scenes are skillfully choreographed, but in other respects Berry’s direction is shaky."

"You’ll forgive the cliches and sentimentality… just about."

"A film drowning in melodrama and artifice..."

"Bruised pulls too many punches..."

"Bruised isn't breaking any new ground from a narrative standpoint, but it does show the strength of Halle Berry as a director."

"Not even Halle Berry's presence can enliven this stale sports film-family drama mash-up."

"A marks-for-effort sort of film..."

"The film is rescued at almost every turn by Berry's fearless, vanity-free turn."

"Berry's exhausting directorial debut pummels us with cliches and subplots."