A Fighting Man
Two men prepare for a boxing match that will change their lives. One fights for redemption, and the other fights for change and hope. It’s a brutal five rounds, filled with cuts, bloody eyes!
5 March 1960, Dedham, Massachusetts, USA
20 July 1964, Brantford, Ontario, Canada
27 May 1936, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
13 October 1986, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
26 March 1940, The Bronx, New York, USA
12 February 1950, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
April 25, 2014
Lee has drawn nicely underplayed performances from everyone, and there's probably an affecting movie somewhere in all its stories. As it is, A Fighting Man is a boxing film with a particular problem: It can't fill its broad canvas.April 25, 2014
Irish guilt, redemption, opportunism, alcoholism ...writer/director Damian Lee puts all across with about as much nuance as a bruising left hook.