this be a new and different review for this film . i have previously watch it and i be a little kinder to it . however and after see it again i really find the film wasn not nearly as mediocre a i remember ( it be a lot bad ) especially in the way it create caricature instead of real and believable people . hardly anyone in the film be very likable or believable especially the lead and william holden . although he be a prodigy in boxing and with the violin and he just seem very selfish and unpredictable and stupid throughout the film . plus and his motivation never seem clearly define and his character just seem hot head and foolish and switch from one mood to another in mere second . a an example and for most of the film and he a decent guy who like his promoter and be infatuate with barbara stanwyck but then and in a matter or second and he cast them both aside to join up with an obviously evil and slimy gangster a his new promoter . huh . this seem only like a plot device and not something any sane or sober person would have do . why do he do this . this be especially odd and since up until then he never act crazy or hot head ( just the opposite in fact ) . now the rest of the character and with the exception of his father ( play by lee j. cobb ) and be also difficult to follow or understand and it be hard to care about them at all . it be a if they be just outline of character and no attempt be make to define them or help you understand them at all . the exception be cobb who be very well design a a character and . except that his italian accent seem extremely broad and almost comical ( sort of like have chico marx play the dad ) . this be not one of cobb finer moment in film . i think a couple other big problem with the movie be that there be many and many good box film ( such a champion and the setup and requium for a heavyweight and rocky and etc . ) and this plot be a re working of the awfully dated jazz singer . think about it and although the family be italian and the dad want him to be a concert violinist instead of a cantor and it almost the exact same film . and that sad and because apart from be the first talkie and the jazz singer be a very clichéd and old fashion film . ps this be a wonderful film to show your kid and a it have some lovely message concern marriage and the treatment of woman . at one point and lee j. cobb yell at his son in law because he be slap his wife in public you do that in the privacy of your own home he explain . then and the daughter ( the victim ) tell her dad to be quiet and a he can hit me any time he want . i be sure that susan b. anthony and the other suffragette spin in their graf every time this film be show .