Over the last few years, Sydney Sweeney has been in the process of trying to prove that she’s more than just Cassie from Euphoria, and she’s been doing a pretty decent job at it. Just this year, she was a standout in Ron Howard’s Edenand with a starring role in Americana. But as Margot Robbie in I, Tonya, Charlie Theron in Monster, and Nicole Kidman in The Hours have proven, if you want to be taken as a serious actress, the key is to take on an unexpected biopic of a real person. Sweeney finally has that role with Christy, the true story of superstar female boxer Christy Martin. From director David Michôdof Animal Kingdom, The Rover, and The King, Christy allows Sweeney to show what she’s got, and it’s a fantastic role for the actress, one that will likely silence the doubters. The only problem is that it’s a performance in a fairly rote boxing film that hits the beats you’d expect around every corner. Even though this is Martin’s story, it’s still hard for Christy to shake the clichés that we’ve seen in countless similar films.
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