Shiner
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Billy Simpson is a shady boxing promoter in South London banned from legitimate fights. It's the biggest day of his life, though, because he has a champion on his hands, his twenty-year-old son, Eddie. Billy's put all of his money on a victory, as have his quarrelling daughters. But Eddie is nervous, an odd guy in a cap is hanging around, the licensed promoter Billy has hired to arrange the evening's other fights has hired dogs, the manager of Eddie's opponent looks down scor... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Shiner:

Michael Caine
Martin Landau
Frances Barber
Andy Serkis
Danny Webb
Claire Rushbrook

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Billy Simpson is a shady boxing promoter in South London banned from legitimate fights. It's the biggest day of his life, though, because he has a champion on his hands, his twenty-year-old son, Eddie. Billy's put all of his money on a victory, as have his quarrelling daughters. But Eddie is nervous, an odd guy in a cap is hanging around, the licensed promoter Billy has hired to arrange the evening's other fights has hired dogs, the manager of Eddie's opponent looks down scornfully on Billy and on south London, and Scotland Yard wants to put Billy in jail for the death of a club brawler. When the night goes disastrously wrong, Billy tries to find out who double-crossed him.

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Globe and Mail - 8/10 by Ray ConlogueAn ambitious movie that, like Shiner's organizing of the big fight, pulls off enough of its effects to make up for the ones that don't come off.
Eye for Film - 7/10 by Amber WilkinsonShiner can certainly go the distance, but isn't world championship material.
BBC.com - 6/10 by Jane CrowtherOpening with some contrived banter, cliches and some loose ends, the screenplay only comes into its own in the second half.
Urban Cinefile - 4/10 by Urban Cinefile CriticsA tough and uncompromising drama about a boxing promoter betrayed by his family, Shiner may not totally succeed in its story outcome, but it is worth seeing for Michael Caine's devastatingly powerful and vulnerable performance alone.
Movie Metropolis - 4/10 by John J. Puccio(Caine) proves once again he hasn't lost his touch, bringing off a superb performance in an admittedly middling film.
Jam! Movies - 2/10 by Bruce KirklandA waste of fearless purity in the acting craft.
User Review - 10/10 by Bry CJust the one dinosaur in this movie - no spaceships - and that's how it works. The essence is surely in the bland. This is a classified all-time 'classic' with Caine on brilliant form - not to mention the entire cast.
User Review - 10/10 by gary twow what a movie...i have just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch...i think that sir micheal caine is a brilliant actor n hes really good throughout this movie...its got a really good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie..i think that andy serkis (who plays gollum/smeargle in the lord of the rings trilogy) plays a good part throughout this movie..its got some good fight scenes throughout this movie its an enjoyable Mystery & Suspense movie 2 watch because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie
User Review - 8/10 by Ryan MDirected by John Irvin (Raw Deal (1986), Hamburger Hill (1987) and Widows' Peak (1994)), and written by Scott Cherry (The Bill). This crime drama is centred around the world of underground boxing promotion, and the dangers that go hand in hand with this world. It has a good lead performance, (he can do this in his sleep), although the plot is partially inspired by Shakespeare's King Lear. Billy 'Shiner' Simpson (Michael Caine) is a boxing promoter who due to past incidents and shady dealings, has been banned from deal in legitimate fights. But, Billy believes he has a shot at the big time, by putting his own son Eddie (Matthew Marsden), who he's dubbed Golden Boy. After the fight, Eddie is killed and Billy goes for revenge to find out who did it. He initially suspects American boxing promoter Frank Spedding (Martin Landau), a rival who was non-plussed at having to come to England for the fight which didn't last long at all. In the process of trying to find who did it, Billy starts to lose touch with reality, and he descends into madness. It has some good performances, even if it does descend into London East End gangster territory too much, but Caine proves he can still do great films, and he does well here. This could be seen as a slight dry run for things to eventually come in Harry Brown (2008). You'll have seen stuff like this before, but this one is worth a go.
User Review - 8/10 by Private UThere’s nothing like seeing old pros like Caine do his stuff, even as a foul-mouthed Cockney boxing promoter. Almost all the scenes have Sir Maurice in it, which is no bad thing. Irvin’s direction is taut but it’s veterans like Caine and, to a lesser extent, Landau in his few scenes, that give this film real depth.

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