The sports film, in general, is fairly formulaic irrespective of gender.
It’s one of the more reliable genres, able to entertain even if the beats are standard operating procedure.
When it comes to sports films featuring women, there are slight distinctions, namely in what the sport is and what role men play within it.
For Halle Berry, making her directorial debut with the Mma film “Bruised,” she wanted to make the movie female-heavy, both in front of and behind the camera, and it creates pockets of distinction in which it stands out from the sports features that have come before it.Jackie Justice (Berry) was once a top Mma fighter for the UFC.
But when she jumped out of a cage during a match, the disgrace ruined her career.
Four years later, Jackie is moving from job to job with little to show for it outside of an abusive boyfriend/manager,
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