Sydney Sweeney delivers a knockout performance in Christy, a gut-wrenching portrayal of the famed boxer's rise to stardom and the tragic price she paid after enduring years of domestic abuse. Christy Salas (née Martin) was cruelly exploited while breaking new ground in a sport where women weren't taken seriously. She hid her sexual identity and sadly became part of a homophobic chorus deriding LGBTQ+ rights. Sweeney, nearly unrecognizable from her glamorous Hollywood stature, elevates the narrative through clunky time jumps and pacing issues, bringing the film to a whopper of a climax. You'll shudder in horror as Christy faces her toughest challenge after an unforgivable and gruesome betrayal.

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