Saibal Chatterjee NDTV Sep 27, 2023

Berry has built a thriving career around fractured women fighting to stay on their feet through thick and thin. Both as actor and director, she brings great heft to this story of a woman who chins up in the face of obstacles and keeps going.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson Common Sense Media May 20, 2023 4/5

It has the familiar beats of many sports movies, but Berry's directorial debut looks below the surface to find an organic sense of life that's beaten and pummeled but also persistent and hopeful.

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Zoë Rose Bryant Loud and Clear Reviews Sep 1, 2022 2.5/5

Halle Berry brings her all to Bruised, but the film is too familiar thematically to earn the explosive emotional impact it desires.

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Elsa Fernández-Santos El Pais (Spain) Jun 22, 2022

The only thing that works here is the [fight] sequences in which you intuitively cover your eyes to avoid suffering so many blows. [Full review in Spanish]

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Shah Shahid Netflix Hits Jan 13, 2022

But despite its best intentions, the movie ends up a recycled and regurgitated version of many other movies in the same genre, only without the same impact.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jan 3, 2022 C+

A script that loses in a unanimous decision to all the cliches and a heavy-handed story it dishes out.

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Robert Levin Newsday Dec 31, 2021 2.5/4

Halle Berry shows real filmmaking talent, but there's too much going on throughout the movie, when the story demands a more consistently minimalist treatment.

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Valerie Kalfrin In Their Own League Dec 31, 2021 3/5

Pacing and some character development keep BRUISED from being a knockout, but it has such strong performances that it's never down for the count.

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Marriska Fernandes That Shelf Dec 27, 2021

When it comes to sports dramas, they can sometimes be quite predictable and, unfortunately, become cliché. Bruised tends to fall within said trope. However, watch it for the performances.

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Jackie K. Cooper jackiekcooper.com Dec 22, 2021 8/10

Halle Berry directed and stars in this brutal film that also features an outstanding performance by young Danny Boyd, Jr.

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Carla Renata The Curvy Film Critic Dec 22, 2021

Halle Berry K.O's in her directorial debut as an emotionally, physically abused UFC fighter desperately trying to win back her career and respect from the only person who loved her unconditionally - her son.

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Sean P. Means The Movie Cricket Dec 21, 2021 2.5/4

The weak link is the script, by rookie screenwriter Michelle Rosenfarb, which recycles every boxing and child cliche this side of Wallace Beery in "The Champ" (1931.

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Sarah Marrs Lainey Gossip Dec 19, 2021

Bruised is a technically impressive start to Halle Berry's directing career-muddy look aside-but she can't overcome the script's weaknesses.

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Laura Hiros Rincón de cine Dec 17, 2021 2/5

Halle Berry transforms into a role that obviously required a lot of bodilyy preparation. A pity that it's not a knock out. [Full review in Spanish]

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Carolyn Hinds Mediaversity Reviews Dec 12, 2021 A-

While Bruised gets a gold star for lesbian representation, other stereotypes prove to be its weakest elements.

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Murjani Rawls Substream Magazine Dec 10, 2021

Berry displays heart, both on the acting and directing sides, but at times, 'Bruised' feels like a Frankenstein of fight movies before it.

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Aaron Neuwirth We Live Entertainment Dec 9, 2021 7/10

A fairly standard but effective piece of work.

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Allen Adams The Maine Edge Dec 8, 2021 2/5

There are stretches where you'll find it worthwhile to put up a fight, but in the end, you're probably going want to tap out.

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Ezequiel Boetti Otroscines.com Dec 6, 2021 3/5

Berry films with an assured hand. [Full review in Spanish]

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Thelma Adams AARP Movies for Grownups Dec 4, 2021 4/5

Kick butt, break rules, and direct your first feature after 50? Maybe Berry could be the next Bond.

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