the audience applauded

Good movie but grossly overrated

Boring

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

While Mary Kom was a known figure in the public domain, the story of her struggle was not that well known. There is an inkling in public knowledge of the hardships and bureaucracy sports person in India generally have to go through to compete at international events and off late there have been a few bollywood biopics focused on individuals and teams of Indian sports. Most of the times sports biopics tend to focus on the technical challenges and failures that makes a person strong and rise above themselves. That is why these stories are very inspiring.But every sportperson is also a human being with a personal struggle similar to others. This movie focuses on these personal struggles and how Mary overcomes the same to reach the pinnacle of the sport.The film focuses on Mary's struggle to induct herself into the sport, her family's reluctance, her growth into a champion, her decision to marry and start a family, self doubt about her ability to come back and compete and working hard to become a champion again. If you were to try and put a story around this in your mind, then probably you would visualize it similar to how the movie spans out on the screen. These all aspects are shown in a way that doesn't really allow you to connect with the protagonist. While the actors do carry the movie on thier shoulders, the script and editing certainly needed to be sharper.Where the movie fails is perhaps in the development of different characters that hold importance in Mary's life and support her in achieving her ambitions. They are there to support her at crucial moments but there could have been some time spent on showing the reason for their belief in her. In fact, Mary's character while well enacted doesnt come out well enough to help the audience relate to her. Why she started boxing, what the coach really spotted in her and how that confidence grew as she developed as a sportsperson. Why did her father oppose her pursuing the sport. What kind of politics really took place amongst sports officials. How she grew as a sportsperson as she climbed the ladder of success. While there is a generic way of showing it, there are somethings specific to a sport which one wants to see when they watch a biopic. Still the cinematography was good to capture the action in the ring and the preparation for the same.I think it still was a good attempt that paved way for future films like saala khadoos and mukkabaaz that were more relatable to the audience. Needless to say, it also gave a more diverse look to Priyanka's otherwise glamourous career.

I like how she proves to herself and others that she is strong. Very Inspirational to women in other countries who also want to do boxing. It is possible, and do not let anyone be sexist against you. This woman fought hard even though she got married and had children. That is so awesome how she worked hard. Not many mothers do that. That one guy she tried to straighten up was an a**hole but once again the movie is awesome. I did not understand the beginning when it first opened but now I have an idea why the movie turned out to foreshadow the rest of the movie. In the movie she battles with her family and lost touch with her own coach or mentor because he really wanted her to focus on her passion and career but she had to get married or else other drama would start. Even when she tried to convince him that she will be back and nothing will stop her, he still let her go until months later he sees her again trying to box.

I came to see Mary Kom for one reason, and one reason only. I wanted to see if Priyanka Chopra was as good an actor as she is beautiful. I'm happy to report that she rocks! In fact, in terms of American actors, I can think of a short list who can hold a candle to her - a very short list.Not knowing the history behind the story, and not being fluent in the language, watching this movie was a bit of a challenge. Still I found that most of the actors' performances were so good that they were able to convey the gist of what was going on.The negatives were few, as far as I was concerned.A few directorial snafus. Namely, two people traveling on a motorcycle at a reasonable rate of speed but their hair isn't blowing at all.The exercise montages were decent, if a bit repetitive, but the fight choreography looked hokey. All the fighters looked good in the gym but once they got into the ring it looked like play fighting. The whole film had a Disney/Rocky feel to it. From the build-up, to the exercise montages, to the hokey songs that had a 80's Rock Ballad feel to them. In that respect this film was kind of paint-by- numbers.The positives, I think, outweigh the negatives. The photography, for the most part, was awesome, especially the exterior scenes. The DP Keiko Nakahara has a relatively short resume. I suspect that will not be the case for long.The acting was superb throughout. Every single character, even some of the minor characters really stepped up and delivered. Even the babies nailed their parts. Now how in the world do you get better than that?But I must say Priyanka Chopra delivered in spades. It pains me that this woman with so much talent is relatively unknown here in the US. Again, I suspect that won't be the case for very long either.

Mary Kom is a 2014 Indian biographical sports drama film directed by Omung Kumar and produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The film is a biopic about five-times female World Boxing Champion and Olympic bronze medalist Mary Kom, following her story from her childhood in India to her victory at the 2008 World Boxing Championships in Ningbo City. The story and screenplay were written by Saiwyn Quadras, who also suggested the storyline to Kumar for his directorial debut.The film stars Priyanka Chopra in the lead role as the boxer Mary Kom, with Darshan Kumar and Sunil Thapa supporting as her husband, Onler Kom and M. Narjit Singh respectively/Most of the movie is totally fictional,bearing no resemblance to reality and that too not portrayed properly,a huge disappointment...