Empowerment trip for a hot-headed Latina high schooler, channeling her hostility into boxing lessons at the Brooklyn Boys' Club, and finding a channel for her hidden tenderness too: a fellow featherweight named Adrian. Trouble ahead: the two channels collide at the Gender-Blind Amateur Box-off. This rough-edged and gritty-surfaced "indie" never loses its modesty; never gains much credibility, even so. Michelle Rodriguez certainly looks tough enough, but looks aren't everything. With Jaime Tirelli, Paul Calderon, and Santiago Douglas; written and directed by Karyn Kusama. (2000) — Duncan Shepherd
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