Smoldering with an ever-growing rage fueled by a motherless household, an abusive dad, and the idiocy of her fellow high-school students, Diana Guzman may have found a place to channel her anger: the Brooklyn boxing gym where she picks up her younger brother. Under the guidance of a skeptical trainer, Diana proves to have some real skills — she just might be champion material. In a breakout screen debut (that introduced the world to her soon-to-be-famous half-lidded stare), Michelle Rodriguez is mesmerizing in scenes that show off her laser-focus intensity, and quietly affecting in those where she plays a girl too often disappointed to rely on anyone else but herself.
INTERESTING FACT: Chosen from among 300 hopefuls to star in Karyn Kusama’s acclaimed first feature, Rodriguez trained for two months prior to filming.
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