On the Ropes (1999)
Directed by Brett Morgen
The story of three young boxers and their coach who is determined to guide them in a positive direction in and out of the ring.
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In demographic strokes, documentarian-turned-narrative director Nanette Burstein (On the Ropes, American Teen) and first-time writer Geoff LaTulippe couldn’t have concocted a better mark if they’d designed me in a lab.
What really sidetracks "Going the Distance" -- directed by Nanette Burstein, a celebrated documentarian ("On the Ropes," "American Teen") trying her hand at fiction here -- is that it feels as if it doesn't really know what direction it's going.
Describing it makes it sound depressing, but director Nanette Burstein -- the director of the documentaries On the Ropes (1999), The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002) and American Teen (2008) -- keeps the mood just right.