However, the film abruptly shifts to a first person point of view where Justice finds her win-streak being snapped after being severely dominated in the cage. The film opens with a montage of highlights from women’s bouts in the UFC and it is stated that Jackie was amongst the stars of the promotion. The majority of the film, however, has little to do with MMA and is more about Justice dealing with her personal demons, while her fight career falls into more of the secondary storyline. The press tour largely focused on the MMA aspect, and much of the promotion centers on the fact that the finale culminates in a fight between Berry and Shevchenko’s characters in a fictionalized version of Invicta FC. Photo: Netflixīruised falls into the category of the former as Berry’s Justice deals with the arrival of her six year old son and her journey from dealing with alcoholism and living with an abusive manager as she finds herself back in the world of mixed martial arts. A promotional poster for the film “Bruised” featuring UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko as Lady Killer and Halle Berry as Jackie Justice. There have also been comedies, with Kevin James’s Here Comes the Boom taking a more light-hearted take on the sport. There have been dramatic, true to life works such as the film Warrior and the television series Kingdom. Through a turn of events, Justice returns to the cage and is signed by a promoter to take on the ferocious “Lady Killer,” played by current UFC flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko.Īs a relatively new sport to the mainstream and a young sport overall, the number of screen adaptations of mixed martial arts stories have been few compared to the many done on boxing. In the film, Berry plays fictional former UFC star Jackie Justice, who has been away from the sport for several years. For her directorial debut, Emmy and Oscar winning actress Halle Berry delved into the world of mixed martial arts for the film “Bruised,” which premiered in select theaters Wednesday and is now available on Netflix.
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