My Name Is Lenny

This was a really entertaining movie with good acting all round, If i have any gripes it's because it could have been a terrific film if it had dug a bit deeper as in Lenny's enforcing days and some of the gangsters he mixed with, I thought the weird scene with him singing wild thing could have been put to better use but British directors like to do this kind of thing for some unknown reason and it kind of spoils things a bit.That said it's well worth watching and even Michael Bisping was good.

A very thin slice of Lenny McLean's life washed clean to within an inch of none existence.

The real Lenny Mclean was a criminal, thug, enforcer, street fighter and unlicensed boxer, who was far from invincible and who also ducked out of many challenges from more skilled opponents.

Later in life McLean ended up as an actor too, before being struck down at just 49.

An interesting life that is pretty much ignored in this film.

Instead we are presented 'lovable rogue' stereotype keeping his neighbours safe, a cartoon character, and his three fights with Roy Shaw.

And if that wasn't enough, McLean's facial ticks are exaggerated to a crazy level, rendering him a gurning fool.

Not good. Avoid.

Don't understand all the negative reviews. Mclean was a loon who'd been severely abused as a youngster and had taken and administered many savage beatings. Hence the grimaces and grins and over the top behavior.

You didn't know him, so how would you know whether this was overplayed or not?

I thought the movie was funny, entertaining, mildly disturbing an incomplete story--a segment of his life.

Very familiar w the lenny mclean story and this film was a decent screen version of his brutal life. I loved watching the recreation of Lenny's infamous 3 fights w roy pretty boy shaw! Fans of This is England will enjoy a very familiar face as Lenny's wife. I did however have to agree w other reviews about the facial twitches/expressions of lenny, that was overdone! That being said you will enjoy this if you are into british gangster/street level stuff.

I agree people that had no idea who Lenny was will hate this, I'm a Londoner and this was a good bit of fun about a very small part of who Lenny was.

Watch it enjoy it they did a good job it's funny and sad but not at the same time.

Want more read the book.