Rotten
Traditional and uninspired, it does an adequate job of relating Duran's story but falls short of providing an engaging cinematic experience.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Overview
The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.
Director and cast
- Jonathan Jakubowicz Director
- Edgar Ramírez as Roberto Duran
- Robert De Niro as Ray Arcel
- Ryan Kwanten as Ken Buchanan
- Usher as Sugar Ray Leonard
- Rubén Blades as Carlos Eleta
- Ana de Armas as Felicidad Iglesias
- Óscar Jaenada as Chaflan
- John Turturro as Frankie Carbo
- Ellen Barkin as Stephanie Arcel
- Jurnee Smollett as Juanita Leonard
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
45%
Tomatometer
Rotten
There are some engaging asides about Arcel's struggles with boxing's dirty underbelly, but they feel like they belong to a different movie. (De Niro's superfluous and soporific voiceover, however, belongs in no movie whatsoever.)
Matthew Lickona, San Diego Reader
Rotten
In trying to encompass way too much, Hands of Stone ends up feeling superficial and unsatisfying.
Christy Lemire, RogerEbert.com
Rotten
"Hands of Stone" is less like a boxing flick and more like a professional wrestling battle royale with all its different subplots angling for main event status.
Adam Graham, Detroit News
Fresh
It's engaging, sure, with some fast-paced and capable fight sequences.
Joe Dziemianowicz, New York Daily News
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