Countdown to St. Patrick's Day - 3
Daniel Day-Lewis and Jim Sheridan (director) work together for the third time, giving us the The Boxer. Danny Flynn, has just returned to Belfast after spending fourteen years in prison on charges of associating with the IRA. He was sent to prison at age 18 and now is a man who justs wants to stay out of trouble and concentrate on boxing. The current IRA leader, Hamill, is trying to reach a peace agreement as Flynn opens a non sectarian boxing club. Troubles arise for Flynn when he reunites with his old girlfriend Maggie. Maggie is married to an imprisoned IRA man and the IRA code is that wives of the prisoners are off limits. The other problem is when Danny is preparing his gym to open, he discovered a box of hidden away explosives which he promptly chucks into the river, agitating the local IRA leader. Flynn finds himself caught in the middle, between the IRA and those brokering peace. Danny knows it is hard to leave the IRA, they do not let you leave especially when you are considered a local hero. This was a very good movie about a man who finds himself in between a rock and a hard place. Day- Lewis is excellent.
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