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12/30/06
Shiner (2002)
42 %
Reviews Counted: 12 Fresh: 5 Rotten:7 Average Rating: 5.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Synopsis: Michael Caine stars in this British crime drama as Billy "Shiner" Simpson, a former boxer who, after ruining his chances at becoming a champ is now a small time boxing promoter representing his son Eddie (Marsden). Eddie has accomplished everything Billy couldn't, and is set to fight an... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Michael Caine, Martin Landau, Frances Barber, Frank Harper, Matthew Marsden
Director: John Irvin
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06/24/06
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12/15/03
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12/15/03
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01/30/02
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01/30/02
Opening with some contrived banter, cliches and some loose ends, the screenplay only comes into its own in the second half.
01/30/02
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05/16/03
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A tough and uncompromising drama about a boxing promoter betrayed by his family, Shiner may not totally succeed in its story outcome, but it is worth seeing for Michael Caine’s devastatingly powerful and vulnerable performance alone.
05/10/03
(Caine) proves once again he hasn't lost his touch, bringing off a superb performance in an admittedly middling film.
09/06/02
For all its violence, the movie is remarkably dull with only Caine making much of an impression.
08/20/02
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05/13/02
It's hard to like a film about a guy who is utterly unlikeable, and Shiner, starring Michael Caine as an aging British boxing promoter desperate for a taste of fame and fortune, is certainly that.
05/04/02
An ambitious movie that, like Shiner's organizing of the big fight, pulls off enough of its effects to make up for the ones that don't come off.
05/03/02
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