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The Boxer [DVD]

Daniel Day-Lewis , Emily Watson , Jim Sheridan    Suitable for 15 years and over   DVD
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Daniel Day-Lewis, Emily Watson, Brian Cox, Ken Stott, Gerard McSorley
  • Directors: Jim Sheridan
  • Producers: Jim Sheridan, Arthur Lappin
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: German, Italian, Spanish, English, French
  • Subtitles: English
  • Dubbed: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.66:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Uca Catalogue
  • DVD Release Date: 7 Feb 2005
  • Run Time: 113 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00008WVKA
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 28,917 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Ex-IRA member and former boxing champion Danny Flynn (Daniel Day-Lewis) comes out of prison after fourteen years and returns to his native Belfast. He falls in with his old coach, Ike (Ken Stott), and the pair open a gym together. Danny meets his old flame, Maggie (Emily Watson), and hopes to rekindle their affair until he discovers that while he was inside she married his best friend, also an IRA member and now serving time himself. As Danny and Ike's gym attracts young talent and Danny successfully resurrects his boxing career, pressure from IRA thug Harry, an opponent of the burgeoning peace process, threatens to destroy everything they are working towards.

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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars The crack 15 Nov 2005
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Jim Sheridan's harsh vision of a cold urban wasteland is the perfect backdrop for a poignant and moving love story. A simplistic but astute representation of the political undercurrents brewing in 90's Northern Ireland. A respectful appreciation for the poetry and the symbolism of boxing. Performances are top notch. Gritty yet idealistic.
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This film draws inevitable comparisons with 1993's 'In The Name Of The Father' - both are directed by Jim Sheridan, star Daniel Day Lewis and deal with the conflict in Northern Ireland. 'In The Name Of The Father' seems to get the lion's share of the praise, perhaps because it is based on real characters and events, but it would be a mistake to overlook 'The Boxer'.

Danny Flynn (Daniel Day Lewis) has just been released from prison after serving fourteen years for his part in IRA activities. He wants to distance himself from his old associates and live without the violence that stole over a decade of his life. He re-opens the boxing gym in Belfast where he trained as a young man. His aim is to teach the youth of the area something other than hatred. The fact that he insists the gym be a non-sectarian venue, along with the disposal of semtex explosive he discovers while renovating the community center, puts him on a collision course with the IRA. His pursuit of the woman he left when he went to jail (who is now married to another IRA member doing time in prison) does not help.

It's hard to believe a sport as violent as boxing can be used to promote peace but it has qualities that others do not. Honour being one of the most important (as demonstrated in Danny Flynn's London boxing match). So powerful are the feelings of sportsmanship and respect that the first boxing match brings to the community, the more radical members of the IRA see it as a great danger to their cause, and rightly so. The sport is used wonderfully to intertwine the various messages and plot strands of the film.

I've heard the 'The Boxer' described as being difficult. This is not a completely unfounded accusation because any film about Northern Ireland is going to be complicated. Add to that the visual look of the film, very bleak and bleached of colour, it can be pretty tough going.

I don't pretend to be an expert on the troubles in N. Ireland but I know it's not as black and white as some would have you believe so it's to director Jim Sheridan's credit he doesn't paint it as such. By focusing on a small community and the effect the conflict has on them, the film can be politically unbiased, but still put across it's ideas. What are they? Well, each viewer may take something different away from the film, so I won't presume to think it will speak to everybody in the same way.

The performances of Emily Watson and Daniel Day Lewis are excellent. I've not been a fan of his more over the top performances in the likes of 'Gangs Of New York' and 'There Will Be Blood' so it's great to see him play Danny Flynn with such understatement and thoughtful intensity. They've also got strong support from the likes of Ken Stott and Brian Cox.

'The Boxer' is not always a pleasant watch, but it's magnetic in every way possible. Anyone willing to put off watching the latest overblown blockbuster for a night to watch this instead will be greatly rewarded.

THE DVD: Two commentaries, one by director Jim Sheridan, the other by the producer. Deleted scenes and an alternate ending. A behind the scenes featurette. Biographies, production notes and a trailer round out the impressive selection of extras. The sound is in Dolby 5.1 and the picture is 1.85:1 widescreen.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Simple love in the worst irish times 3 Nov 2011
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When I grabbed for this movie, did not expect falling in love with it so much. Easy and simple - great choice of showing simple love story in religious separated Belfast and on the background of tough IRA times, religious hatred and military control. Living in Ireland for few years, always wanted to know more about those hard days. Don't expect this movie will give you overview or documentary about those time - times, when each attempt to negotiate or make peace finished by car or house bombing and many people lost their lives.

Danny Flynn, former boxer, got involved with IRA and finished in prison for next fourteen years. His girlfriend got married his friend, whose in prison too for IRA activities. When is Danny released from prison, he returns back to place he used to live before and try to set up his live out of all IRA activities, live in peace and teaching young boys boxing. As his boxing club is pronounced as "non-sectarian" - for both: catholic and protestant, it crosses ways of strict catholic (IRA) and protestant groups and Danny must fight for it as well as for his old love. Beautifully acted by Danny D. Lewis and Emily Watson. Worthy to see!
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