The Boxer (1997)
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- Synopsis
- Jim Sheridan (In the Name of the Father) directed this drama about a Belfast boxer, filmed with Dublin locations substituting for Belfast. Released after his 14-year prison sentence for IRA activities, 32-year-old Danny Flynn (Daniel Day-Lewis) ......
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- Starring
- Daniel Day-Lewis, Emily Watson, Brian Cox, Ken Stott, Gerard McSorley
- Director(s)
- Jim Sheridan
- Distributor(s)
- Universal City Studios, Inc.
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 147 min.
Critic Reviews
It's a tribute to Day-Lewis that he can play a character like Danny -- cautious, withdrawn, inarticulate -- and endow him an eloquence and grace that aren't dependent on language. Without him, The Boxer might still be a powerful tale of loyalty and love, with a core of moral complexity; with Day-Lewis in the lead, it approaches greatness.Read the full review
Through quietly fiery performances by Day-Lewis and Watson, as well as novel-like depth and complexity, The Boxer not only avoids these pitfalls but emerges as a thoroughly engrossing movie.Read the full review
Mr. Day-Lewis, looking wearily rugged and battling his way through several plausible boxing matches, once again breathes fire into the character of a high-minded loner, and his vitality lends real force to the film's moral arguments. Read the full review
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