Orthodox Stance

In the intriguingly layered documentary “Orthodox Stance,” a determined young boxer strives to prove that the laws of God and the laws of the ring need not be at odds. When Dmitriy Salita, an immigrant from Ukraine, first discovered his talent for boxing in 1995, he saw the sport as an escape from the poverty of his Brooklyn childhood. Now 25, Mr.

Although the built-in paradox of an Orthodox Jew from Brooklyn (by way of Ukraine) becoming a professional boxer would seem like ideal documentary fodder, Jason Hutt's portrait of devout young pugilist Dmitriy Salita is surprisingly uninspired. The problem lies chiefly with Salita, who, for better or for worse, lacks the sort of brash charisma and inner turmoil normally associated with boxers, which [...] Vai alla recensione »