The Basketball Diaries vs. Cinderella Man
Ah, yes — it’s their respective sports movies. Leo is a high-school basketball player. Russell is an old-fart boxer. Upon first glance, you’d think Russell would prove victorious — after all, it’s a sport that flirts with death (Rocky taught us that). But leave it to Leo to up the ante by … USING DRUGS. Suffering hallucinations on an outdoor basketball court and blacking out in the snow. For days. Then he winds up at Reggie’s house, and Reggie tells Leo how he’s “been there” and now, getting clean is kind of a priority. All Russell does is go home to his un-ghetto life with wife Renee Zellweger.
Leo: 2; Russell: 1
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