SummaryWith this confident and auspicious step into the boxing film arena, Eddie O'Flaherty has conceived a sophisticated study of first big breaks and emotional last chances. (Freestyle Releasing)
Directed By:Eddie O'Flaherty
Written By:J.P. Davis
Fighting Tommy Riley
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53
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
33% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
33% Mixed
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33% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
80
This small, lovingly crafted film continually surprises with its depth and resonance.
75
Working on a microbudget, director Eddie O'Flaherty coaches solid performances from his small cast and makes the most of the handful of up-close, well-choreographed fight montages.
60
Despite its flaws, the film gets across some genuine melancholy, played up by a sobbing Irish fiddle.
60
The winner by a knockout is Eddie Jones...Without Jones, pic is a standard drama on the sweet science with the usual tropes and a slight tweak on the usual conflicts.
60
More character study than sports movie, the people in this film come across very much as flesh-and-blood personalities despite the script's tendency to indulge in cliches and let characters deliver highly emotional speeches.
38
Tommy Riley is a ten-cent "Baby."
30
Outrageously sentimental and retrograde.
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Production Company:
- Visualeyes Productions
- 1st Chance Productions
- Jellyworks
Release Date:May 6, 2005
Duration:1 h 49 m
Rating:R
Awards
Hamptons International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination




























