‘The Cut’ Reveals the Brutal Reality Behind Boxing‘s Glory

Boxing movies usually fixate on the glory of fight night, with courageous underdogs overcoming insurmountable odds to climb off the canvas adn knock out seemingly unbeatable champions.

Though, while fans around the world praise the competitors for what they achieve inside the ring, there’s a battle frequently enough just as tough that transpires before the crowd ever sees the athletes make their walks.

In ‘The Cut’, Orlando Bloom takes viewers on a visceral journey, in a gut-wrenching display that showcases possibly the moast dangerous aspect of the entire sport.

While for most, boxing is an art, for others, it’s a business, with the fighters themselves feeling the brunt of this reality.

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Orlando Bloom shines with a compelling performance in ‘The Cut’

The film starts at a furious pace, sticking fans right in the thick of the action, with Orlando Bloom’s character trading bombs inside the ring, en route to suffering a dramatic defeat.

Fast-forward ten years, and the big nights that the boxer has become so accustomed to are long gone, with the former athlete, like so many other fighters, struggling to cope with the monotony of everyday life.