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Introduction to Halle Berry’s Bruised - A Netflix Movie Review

 

It has been awhile since I’ve seen a recent Halle Berry movie. The previous Halle Berry film I watched was John Wick 3 where she worked alongside Keanu Reeves with her attack dogs. The most recent Halle Berry movie I reviewed was her movie with Bruce Willis -- Perfect Strangers.

 

When I found out that Halle Berry had a Netflix movie coming out, I did not hesitate to make a mental note to watch it. I was anticipating this movie even more so because Halle Berry is not only starring in the movie, but is directing it as well. Should I have watched Halle Berry’s Netflix movie -- Bruised? Should you? Check out my review of Halle Berry's Bruised Netflix film to find out. By the way, Halle Berry's Netflix movie, Bruise is rated R and should not be watched by anyone seventeen years of age or younger without parent or adult guardian.

 

Plot of Halle Berry’s Bruised Netflix Movie

 

The plot of Halle Berry’s Bruised Netflix movie is pretty straight forward.  Specifically, a once famous UFC fighting champion, Jackie Justice played by Halle Berry, had a devastating defeat about four years prior and stopped fighting altogether. Even worse, she was on a seemingly self-destructive path using alcohol, and did not appear to care for herself. 

 

It just so happens that she got into an altercation in a public place. A promoter spotted her, offered her a title match, which Halle Berry’s character, Jackie Justice accepted and consequently trained diligently for.  As a backstory, she was reunited with her estranged son.

 

Acting Skills Displayed in Halle Berry’s Bruised Netflix Movie 

 

Halle Berry made history as the first African American woman to win an Oscar for Best Actress in 2002 for the movie Monster’s Ball. As a result, you probably would expect a display of superb acting skills from Halle Berry. She did not disappoint in her Netflix movie, Bruised.  In fact, all of the characters in the movie played their roles adequately.

 

 

 

Realism of Halle Berry’s Bruised Netflix Movie

 

Halle Berry’s Bruised Netflix movie showed a sufficient amount of realism, not only in Halle Berry's character portrayal of Jackie Justice, but also during the UFC training and fighting matches. The movie itself has a dark, sad, brooding background atmosphere. Each of the characters stayed in line with their character including the young actor Danny Boyd who played the part of  Manny, Halle Berry’s character son who she had abandoned previously but have since reunited.

 

Halle Berry’s Evaluation as the Director of the Bruised Netflix Movie

 

Prior to watching Halle Berry’s Netflix movie Bruised, I found out that she was going to direct the film herself.  There were problems finding a director for the movie -- so Halle Berry stepped in to perform directing as well as her acting duties. I believe she did a good job in directing the film to move the story along.

 

That being said, I think a good movie editor was needed to eliminate some scenes in the movie that were unnecessary. For example, in one scene, there was a cut to show her young son standing looking up for no apparent reason --  then the movie changed to a totally different scene not involving the character.

 

In fact my criticism of the movie includes, in some cases, the non-existence of smooth transitions from one scene to the next.  For instance, you would see Halle Berry's character having a verbal fight with her mother, and then the cut-away or next scene would be her walking on a sidewalk next to a graffiti covered wall -- with no connecting scene in between.

 

 

Assessment of Halle Berry’s Bruised Netflix Movie

 

 

Halle Berry’s Netflix movie Bruised is not a feel-good movie; however, you may be able to take some lessons about it regarding being resilient, getting up when you may be pushed down, etc. However, the movie, in my opinion, was depressing even towards the end -- after her “big” fight.  

 

I believe this was the dark tone Halle Berry was going for in her Netflix movie, Bruised. After you see this movie, once, you may not want to watch it again -- at least not right away due to its bleak and dark nature. 

 

Additionally, the movie itself leaves you with questions about what happens next to Halle Berry's character and her son after the fight.  After watching the movie, Bruised, you may have other questions as well, including what happened to her trainer, etc. To summarize, there are a few loose ends in the Netflix movie, Bruised that were not covered.

 

The above being said, if you are a Halle Berry fan or a fan of UFC fighting, and are not that much interested in the backstory of the main character, you may want to check out Halle Berry’s movie, Bruised. It is currently trending as a top ten movie on Netflix and may be worth your while to check out.

 

Rating of Halle Berry’s Bruised Netflix Movie

 

Based on a arating of 1 star to 5 stars with 5 stars being the highest, I rate Halle Berry’s Bruised Netflix movie 4 stars.