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Boxer, The (1997) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Boxer, The (1997) a score of 2.8415 out of 4

based on (59) reviews

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Excellent

(6)

Very Good

(39)

Good

(14)

Fair

(0)

Poor

(0)

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San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)

It's a tribute to Day-Lewis that he can play a character like Danny -- cautious, withdrawn, inarticulate -- and endow him an eloquence and grace that aren't dependent on language. Without him, The Boxer might still be a powerful tale of loyalty and love,...read the complete Boxer, The (1997) review at San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)

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Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)

Writer-director Jim Sheridan, co-screenwriter Terry George, and Sheridan's favorite actor (and Oscar winner for My Left Foot) Daniel Day-Lewis reunite in The Boxer with a mellower political message that translates, roughly, into ''Can't we all just get...read the complete Boxer, The (1997) review at Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)

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Chicago Reader (Lisa Alspector)

As personal and political agendas mix, with deadly results, director Jim Sheridan parallels the moderated violence of boxing with the unchecked violence of terrorism....read the complete Boxer, The (1997) review at Chicago Reader (Lisa Alspector)