Review of The Boxer (1997) by Victor S — 02 Oct 2008

Ihan hyvin tehty, mutta tylsa draama, tavalliset yla- ja alamaet kaydaan lapi, nyrkkeilyteema ihan jees, day-lewisilta uskottavaa vaantoa, ei vain tarjoa mitaan yllattavaa...

This review of The Boxer (1997) was written by Victor S on 02 Oct 2008.

The Boxer has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of The Boxer

Review of The Boxer (1997)

By Matt Soergel (215) for Florida Times-Union (216) on 13 May 2013

We never figure out, though, what drives Day-Lewis' Danny. We just take it on faith that he's stubborn and sick of violence…

Read Review

Review of The Boxer (1997)

By Alailson B (274) on 01 Apr 2013

I'm not a killer, Maggie. But this place makes me wanna kill. Daniel Day-Lewis melhor ator do mundo…

Read Review

Review of The Boxer (1997)

By Rachael H (286) on 24 May 2015

Very good performances of romance in troubles times…

Read Review

Review of The Boxer (1997)

By Jack L (427) on 29 Jan 2013

Mini Review 18: The Boxer Plot: Danny Flynn (Daniel Day-Lewis) returns to Belfast, his home town, after serving a 14 year prison sentence…

Read Review

Review of The Boxer (1997)

By Judge L (406) on 05 Jul 2013

Good movie...well worth the watch on Netflix…

Read Review

Review of The Boxer (1997)

By Ttw107 (84) on 25 Dec 2011

I had to watch this for an Ireland Culture class and I was not looking forward to it at all. To my surprise this is a very gripping film…

Read Review

Review of The Boxer (1997)

By Ryan B (2,114) on 29 Oct 2011

Excellent in many respects, but held back in others by somewhat pedestrian directing choices. Top grade acting and writing…

Read Review

Review of The Boxer (1997)

By Farah R (1,015) on 26 Jul 2015

A great story and a fantastic cast make a really wonderful movie…

Read Review

Review of The Boxer (1997)

By Augustine H (906) on 01 Sep 2013

With Jim Sheridan, Daniel Day-Lewis and Emily Watson in a film about IRA, it naturally holds my high regards…

Read Review

Review of The Boxer (1997)

By Russell Smith (106) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 20 Apr 2017

Director Jim Sheridan, who has collaborated with writer Terry George on In the Name of the Father and Some Mother's Son clearly understands…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Chicago (2002)

By Beth Accomando (509) for KPBS.org (509) on 14 Mar 2003

Rob Marshall's style is to make everything relentlessly brassy and fake, and his Chicago simply looks like a filmed stage play…

Read Review

Review of Rocky V (1990)

By Aaronpaul121 (79) on 24 May 2012

Definitely the worst of all Rocky movies. The scenes were just bad and the acting is really weird…

Read Review

Review of The Illusionist (2006)

By Prabhath (1) on 15 Nov 2014

Could have build up the character of Crown Prince establishing him as a cruel person.....there isn't even one scene at least to establish that....He…

Read Review

Review of The Last King of Scotland (2006)

By Stephanies. (5) on 19 Mar 2007

While Idi Amen degraded to the status of Dictator and maniacal murderer, this movie did little to establish the foundation for his rise to…

Read Review

Review of The Discovery of Heaven (2001)

By Cátia M (19) on 12 Jul 2010

This is a very bad interpretation of a fabulous book, it doesn't provide any insight into the characters, their ideas; I highly recommend the…

Read Review

Review of Rocky (1976)

By Brian R (1,372) on 29 Aug 2018

Cinema lovers all over have seen this great picture. About a down on his luck boxer who gets a shot by chance to fight the World's #1 boxer…

Read Review

Review of Cape Fear (1991)

By Stephen S (1,614) on 19 Jun 2016

I have no idea why people like this film so much…

Read Review

Review of Four Minutes (2006)

By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for Guardian (4,584) on 17 Oct 2008

Underneath the harshness and the severity there is a thick, spongey layer of pure Hollywood schmaltz, and the movie runs on predictable lines…

Read Review

Review of Lights in the Dusk (2006)

By Kevin D (1,252) on 22 Feb 2009

More Hal Hartleyism. Someone, please make it stop…

Read Review

Review of Rocky III (1982)

By Steven1981 (209) on 21 Mar 2020

Rocky was a great film, Rocky II was by miles better than the original…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Ready Player One

2018

72%1,541 Reviews

Deadpool 2

2018

76%1,635 Reviews

Love

2015

54%174 Reviews

Hereditary

2018

72%1,650 Reviews

Terrifier 2

2022

65%48 Reviews

Hillbilly Elegy

2020

61%141 Reviews

Top Gun: Maverick

2022

82%272 Reviews

The Equalizer

2014

69%994 Reviews

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

2017

69%660 Reviews

Purple Hearts

2022

56%11 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

The Boxer

1997

72%196 Reviews

Mississippi Grind

2015

65%265 Reviews

Shooter

2009

71%556 Reviews

The Fifth Element

1997

75%826 Reviews

Lone Survivor

2013

74%901 Reviews

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

2016

60%1,847 Reviews

Melancholia

2011

71%1,121 Reviews

About Time

2013

75%992 Reviews

Obey

2018

55%7 Reviews

Storks

2016

62%641 Reviews