Shiner (2000)
Average Rating: 5.2/10
Reviews Counted: 13
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 7
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Critic Reviews: 2
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 1
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A minor-league criminal suddenly finds himself in deep trouble in this thriller. Billy "Shiner" Simpson (Michael Caine) is a man who has spent much of his life making a living by skirting the law, but he thinks he may finally have a legitimate path to the big time managing his son Eddie (Matthew Marsden), an up-and-coming boxer nicknamed "Golden Boy." Eddie is set to fight an American champion in a prizefight, and Billy is convinced Eddie can't lose. Even after Billy's daughter Georgie (Frances
Jul 13, 2001 Wide
Aug 20, 2002
Miramax
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Michael Caine
Billy "Shiner" Simpson -
Martin Landau
Frank Spedding -
Frances Barber
Georgie -
Claire Rushbrook
Ruth -
Frank Harper
Stoney -
Andy Serkis
Mel -
Gary Lewis
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All Critics (21) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (7) | DVD (9)
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.
Top CriticAn 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.
Shiner can certainly go the distance, but isn't world championship material.
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.
Lacks heart, depth and, most of all, purpose.
This DVD has some punch, but it ain't a knock-out.
The movie is so unrelentingly downbeat, it's no wonder its distributor thought it would never find an audience.
(Caine) proves once again he hasn't lost his touch, bringing off a superb performance in an admittedly middling film.
For all its violence, the movie is remarkably dull with only Caine making much of an impression.
A waste of fearless purity in the acting craft.
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