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Somebody Up There Likes Me

1956

Robert Wise

Paul Newman, Pier Angeli, Everett Sloane, Eileen Heckart ...

7.6

4,369

Drama Robert Wise, who directed the classic boxing noir The Set-Up in 1948, also made this 1956 biopic about the life of Rocky Graziano, a one-time juvenile delinquent from New York's back streets who became World Middleweight Champion. Paul Newman, though in the thick of his mannered, Method approach to acting in those days, is wonderful as the impoverished young Graziano, who finds success in the ring through a combination of talent, hope, ... [+]

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Geoff Andrew Time Out	"A disappointing biopic of Rocky Graziano"	NEU
United States	Bosley Crowther The New York Times	"Robert Wise's direction is fast, aggressive and bright"	POS
United States	Variety Staff Variety	"Paul Newman's talent is large and flexible, revealing an approach to the Graziano character that scores tremendously."	POS
United States	David Nusair Reel Film	"A familiar character trajectory that’s employed to watchable yet disappointingly forgettable effect by Wise"	NEU

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