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Fighting Tommy Riley (2004)

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Average Rating: 6/10
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Average Rating: 5.6/10
Critic Reviews: 6
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 3

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Movie Info

A young fighter and an elderly trainer try to trade their shaky futures in for a championship belt in this independent drama. Tommy Riley (J.P. Davis) is a boxer whose young career is already in decline; while he has talent, he also has personal demons to contend with, a sloppy style in the ring, and is still trying to get over a bad breakup with his girlfriend Stephanie (Christina Chambers). As Tommy tries to find a way back into the spotlight, he meets Marty Goldberg (Eddie Jones), an aging

R, 1 hr. 49 min.

Drama

Directed By: Eddie O'Flaherty

In Theaters: May 6, 2005 Wide

On DVD: Jul 26, 2005

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Cast

Eddie Jones
Marty Goldberg
J.P. Davis
Tommy Riley
Christina Chambers
Stephanie
Diane M. Taylor
Diane Stone
Paul Raci
Bob Silver
Don Wallace
Kane

Critic Reviews for Fighting Tommy Riley

All Critics (8) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (3)

If it fails to land its big final punch, it's still a contender.

May 6, 2005 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle

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Joe Brown

San Francisco Chronicle

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In Fighting Tommy Riley, another boxing drama is asking audiences to gird themselves for more emotional gut punches.

May 6, 2005 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Ned Martel

New York Times

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Tommy Riley is a ten-cent Baby.

May 6, 2005 Comment

Kyle Smith

New York Post

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The sort of slick-looking indie that plays well at film festivals, this heavy-handed boxing drama is really just a flyweight bulked up on cliches and false sentimentality.

May 6, 2005 Full Review Source: New York Daily News

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Elizabeth Weitzman

New York Daily News

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This small, lovingly crafted film continually surprises with its depth and resonance.

May 5, 2005 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times

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Kevin Thomas

Los Angeles Times

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Outrageously sentimental and retrograde.

May 3, 2005 Full Review Source: Village Voice

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Melissa Anderson

Village Voice

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You may come to Fighting Tommy Riley for the boxing, but you'll find much more to ponder than left jabs and right hooks

July 29, 2005 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com

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Don Willmott

Filmcritic.com

Anchored by Eddie Jones' passionate performance as the trainer dragged from mysterious retirement, the film also benefits from its convincing milieu.

May 5, 2005 Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly

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Jon Strickland

L.A. Weekly

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This is a good, compelling movie. J.P. Davis is a great newcomer, and Eddie Jones is a bit over-the-top but perfect most of the time. And even though the dialogue feels like they've been cut and paste from a book of lines, the characters have great heart and soul, so in the end, you really do care for them.

December 8, 2007

Man Tran

Well done.. I had watched about 15 minutes of the movie before on Logo.. and finally decided to rent it to see the end.. I'm not impressed by the way they handled the gay character, but.. oh well.. the movie was far more about Tommy anyway.. and his character was human.. made some mistakes.. realized when he did

August 3, 2007