Gloves Off

Big plus, I watched it all the way through knowing how it would end. The cast were great at their roles, the laughs weren't actually that plentiful. It was like boys from the blackstuff meets Snatch. It's nowhere near worth 10 but worth watching.

Such a nice easy watch, good story line and easy to follow, sometimes you just want to watch a lighthearted film that doesn't test the brain to much and this is it. Definitely worth a watch.

Rocky meets The Full Monty.

This British comedy drama has some good character actors. Ricky Tomlinson, Paul Barber and Alexei Sayle. It is let down by a banal script that mistakes silliness for comedy.

Doug (Brad Moore) plays a once promising boxer. Now he is managing a boxing gym which has debts that he cannot pay. Some fight club type posh boys are pressurising him especially as one of the old geezers in the boxing club knocked one of them out.

One day Vera (Denise Van Outen) comes to his gym wanting Doug to train his son. When the money pressure gets too much for him, Vera who is a gypsy wants Doug to get her dim brother in shape for a £100,000 bare knuckle fight. This would enable Doug to pay off his debts but the brother has to win the contest and these types of fights get dirty very quickly.

The film has too many broadly sketched caricatures. Posh boys who think they are hard, Irish, gypsies. It feels dated and lazy.

I've watched this film 3times I'm not very good at spelling so please excuse me lol.gloves off to me is very real life and I've been in situations where I needed money to keep the thing I love .there are loads of great points and the cast each played amazing parts .I watch films alot and I cant stand things that ain't true to life .since seeing this film I've looked at the cast and brad Moore has done some amazing films . North vs south, golden years,and gloves off are my favourites.keep up the good work lads and ladies keep them coming cant wait for the next one .I'll give gloves off top Mark's very real life .suppose you have to relate yr life facts to relate to this film .amazing

If this was made in the mid nineties it would have got similar plaudits as The Full Monty and Brassed Off. We are in different times but to me that doesn't detract from this easy and fun watch.

It doesn't tax your brain or overload your senses with special effects but it is a wholly enjoyable film.

Some great comedy moments and some heart wrenching ones too, a film to chill out to and not take too seriously.