Biopics are, currently, a dime a dozen so when one stands out from the pack, it tends to make a lasting impression. While the new movie Christy didn’t reinvent the genre, it does find its own path in telling the tragic story of Christy Martin (Sydney Sweeney).
Christy is a famous boxer but her story is known because of the actions of her old manager and ex-husband, Jim Martin (Ben Foster). Throughout the film, we get to see Christy struggling with her identity. The real Christy is married now to Lisa Holewyne (Katy O’Brian) and David Michôd, along with co-writer Mirrah Foulkes, does a great job of weaving in Christy’s struggle with her sexuality in with the control that Jim and her parents had on her life.
