Fighting Tommy Riley
Freestyle Releasing | Release Date: May 6, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
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Mixed:
3
Negative:
3
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80
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
This small, lovingly crafted film continually surprises with its depth and resonance. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleJoe Brown
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. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyJon Strickland
Davis, who did some writing for a TV series and acted in a couple of B-thrillers, is notably solid inhabiting Riley's conflicted machismo, supported by Diane Tayler's fine turn as a bottom-rung manager. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
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. Read full review
60
VarietyRobert Koehler
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. Read full review
60
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
Despite its flaws, the film gets across some genuine melancholy, played up by a sobbing Irish fiddle. Read full review
38
New York PostKyle Smith
Tommy Riley is a ten-cent "Baby." Read full review
38
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
The sort of slick-looking indie that plays well at film festivals, this heavy-handed boxing drama is really just a flyweight bulked up on cliches and false sentimentality. Read full review
30
Village VoiceMelissa Anderson
Outrageously sentimental and retrograde. Read full review
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