Review of The Boxer (1997) by Samuel G — 13 May 2010

The Boxer is a film that focuses most of its energy on character development, and the rest on its plot, which not bad by all means, simply isn't the most fantastic piece of magic I've ever seen. The film is about an ex boxer, who at the age of 18, was sentenced to 14 years do to his involvement with the IRA. The film starts with his release from jail, and he soon begins back to his roots of boxing. Being at his age of 32, you can imagine that going up against a younger boxer is going to be tough, and is. His return to boxing, though a large piece of the plot, is by all means not the films focus. Instead, it lies on him rekendalling the love of his teenage sweetheart. This proves to be quit dangerous, as she is married to an inmate who also went to prison for being part of the IRA, thus, current members of the IRA seek to keep the two apart, as they believe a wife should wait for her other as he sits out his sentence.

Though the film does have a large heart and a bit of emotional appeal causing you to really care for its characters, its still far from being the best thing you've ever seen, and far from being the best of Mr. Daniel Day-Lewis's works.