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      Homeboy

      R 1988 1h 52m Drama List
      Reviews 49% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score Though only in his 20s, professional boxer Johnny Walker (Mickey Rourke) is on the downswing of his career and suffering from a mild form of brain damage. Resettling in the beachfront resort of Asbury Park, N.J., he falls in with shady promoter Wesley Pendergrass (Christopher Walken) and meets kindhearted boardwalk operator Ruby (Debra Feuer). When Wesley proposes cutting Johnny in on a criminal undertaking, Johnny must choose between a life of crime and a settled future with Ruby. Read More Read Less

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      Gavin F Great Mickey rourke deserves credit where credit is due. The fighting drama that most boxing fans aspire to see. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/10/23 Full Review Audience Member Good little story with Rourke as an alcoholic boxer with brain damage and his association with 2 very different people; pretty carnival owner Feuer and low-level wiseguy Walken. Rourke wrote the film's script under the pseudonym "Eddie Cook". Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Past his prime boxer hooks up with a crooked new manager and falls in love with a struggling woman running a carnival. Drama never quite delivers the knockout viewing experience for me, even with Walken. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member What a waste of great actors. The script and editing are junk, at times to the degree that it's nearly incompetent. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member For what it's worth, the film does capture the essence of being down on your luck and wandering, and for that, I kind of like it. The plot is as simple as they come, the shots are unremarkable yet occasionally very pretty, the dialogue is trite, but the film amounts to something when it's through. There's a rare moment of brilliance here, but it's usually obscured by the amount of pretense onscreen. Should you watch? Eh. Mickey Rourke and Christopher Walken have above average performances. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Fully recommended if you liked #TheWrestler, and want to see Mickey Rourke as a boxer and a cowboy struggling with alcoholism. #MickeyRourke Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Hilary Mantel The Spectator Just as it oozes self-satisfaction so it oozes sincerity. Apr 9, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Though only in his 20s, professional boxer Johnny Walker (Mickey Rourke) is on the downswing of his career and suffering from a mild form of brain damage. Resettling in the beachfront resort of Asbury Park, N.J., he falls in with shady promoter Wesley Pendergrass (Christopher Walken) and meets kindhearted boardwalk operator Ruby (Debra Feuer). When Wesley proposes cutting Johnny in on a criminal undertaking, Johnny must choose between a life of crime and a settled future with Ruby.
      Director
      Michael Seresin
      Screenwriter
      Mickey Rourke
      Production Co
      Palisades Entertainment Group, Cinema International Productions Inc.
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Aug 10, 2016
      Runtime
      1h 52m
      Sound Mix
      Surround
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