Sydney Sweeney throws a mean punch, but in "Christy" she's trapped inside a by-the-numbers biopic that can't fight above its weight class.

Every time that pose is replicated, it transcends style cribbing and becomes a glyph of defiance and resolve. In essence, the ...

At one point deep into “Christy,” the boxer Christy Martin, played with ferocious commitment by Sydney Sweeney, describes how she feels being in the ring. The ring is where Christy can be in control.