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Title: Riveting...dynamite movie
Review: Highly recommended ... and I generally hate boxing movies. In fact, I hate them so much I stayed away from this film when it was first released despite the fact that Daniel Day Lewis, an actor whose work I adore, starred in it. Dumb. I saw it awhile ago on HBO and was so blown away by it I bought the DVD. All I can say is, it's not your average boxing movie. Yes, it's about a helluva boxer but it's also a very thoughtful political drama and a great love story. It's beautifully written and the entire cast is superb. The scenes between Daniel and Emily Watson smolder with both understatement and intensity. It probably helps if the viewer knows a little about the Catholic v Protestant divide in Northern Ireland (still part of the U.K.) but any movie lover who listens well should have no problem following it.
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