Fight Like a Girl

This is an amazing, gritty, real documentary about women in boxing. It really shows the real life experiences of these women. It feels especially authentic because it's not just a documentary filmmaker following around these women. It's made by a boxer. The director, Jill Morely, is a boxer and is friends with these boxers. The film has a unique insight into the experience because it's a part of the experience.

My favorite aspect of the documentary is just how different all these boxers are. They all have unique personalities and different personal lives. It's very interesting. I recommend it, and I'm not a huge fan of documentaries.

Documentaries are one of my favorite genres of filmmaking. This film stands with the best of them. It's an awe inspiring film. It showed me a world I knew anything about and introduced me to group of women who stand as role models for, not only for women, but for everyone, to relentlessly reach and achieve their goals, no matter how daunting the journey might seem. Everyone in this film found a courage, strength, and passion in themselves that perhaps they didn't even know they had before they entered a sport dominated by men. This film is a testament to the fortitude and commitment of anyone who doesn't think they can achieve what seems absolutely impossible. The film is also a testament to working as hard as it takes to reach the finish line and Jill Morley is to be commended and recognized for spending so many years working on a project filled with such passion.

I personally train more as an mixed martial arts fighter than a boxer, but this applies to us as well. This is real life. I have felt the pains of Jill, Kimberly and "Moe." Some days it's like why am I even here... which lead to days when I'm not even there.... which lead to months sometimes.... This has truly inspired me because of how raw it is. It is nice to watch documentaries where the female fighter is successful, despite whatever hardships she faced. But sometimes it doesn't feel real. This is real and raw. Quite frankly, I didn't know that Moe was the million dollar baby sparring partner... but it didn't matter either. She's real and her struggle is real. I encourage any female in the combat sports to watch this!

This is amazing storytelling! Fascinating people doing unique, challenging things; facing their own inner demons and outside prejudices. I got totally caught up in the worlds of these amazing women and, unlike most documentaries, was drawn into the stories of their lives. It is absolutely about boxing and how women are not immediately accepted or supported in the sport. But it is also about empowerment, about reaching into yourself and battling inner demons and doubts. Really remarkable that a documentary could be so incredibly compelling. And it has a beginning, middle and very satisfying ending! I felt I went with the amazing women on their journey and got off at the last complete stop! Rockin'!! Highly recommend watching this movie!!!!!

"Fight Like A Girl" (82 minutes – USA), written, directed, and starring Jill Morley, is a gritty, first person, narrative, feature documentary film that revolves around the relatively unknown world of female boxing. It's a daring piece of filmmaking that is beautifully photographed and artfully directed and edited. The women profiled in this interesting documentary film share common life histories and traumas that lend both emotional wallops and poignant moments as the featured boxers share their rationales for entering a world usually reserved for men. Laila Ali, daughter of Muhammad Ali, is profiled as a coach and mentor and a promoter of female boxing. "Fight Like A Girl" is a compelling movie that took five years to make. The result is a film from a talented and lovely female auteur writer/director (there isn't a trace of a scar or blemish resulting from her hours spent fighting in the ring), who most certainly has a future in the movie business if she so chooses. -- Jack Lyons