Bare Knuckle

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Audience Member Totally woeful, This film doesn't stand up to the stature of the man. The acting is eastenderesque and scenes are generally a Mish mash which stops you having any real interest in a story. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Where do I start? This film was pretty awful from the start. Josh Helman, (the actor that plays Lenny) is far too small. (Lenny's hands were like two bunches of bananas). Helman and most of his co-stars are simply awful at imitating the 'cockney' accent. The first fight scene was so badly choreographed, it was laughable. Plus the random singing during the fight was just embarrassing to watch. I find it strange that there seems to be a lot of emphasis on his OCD, which was largely un-discussed while he was alive and little mannerisms that he had. The tightly-shut -blinking thing he used to do with his eyes, his growly low voice and his slight underbite. All things that Henley or at least the director done well to pick up on, but has massively over exaggerated and over emphasised these things to the point it's just visibly forced and badly acted. One of my biggest problems with this film, is that it portrays Lenny McLean ad s a drunken, no-good bully. Which couldn't be further from the truth. All of this topped off with Michael Bisping being cast as Roy Shaw. No lines and a generally awkward performance in what, I'm assuming, is his first ever acting role. Even a professional fighter was unable to make these fight scenes convincing. Misrepresentation of the main character, badly cast, badly acted and a paper thin story which very loosely follows true events. Overall a real stinker. The Guv'nor would be turning in his (probably rather large) grave. RIP Lenny. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Lenny, the daddy cool! Another boxing film based on a real person. Not exactly the sports film with actions you want to see. Because it is about the underground boxing theme with less traditional. So it is not like a real heroism story. Lanny, an orphan grew up with his abusive step-dad, developed a tough character. Being aggressive made him a champion at the barehanded street fights. With poverty ridden, now he's trying his luck on the underground boxing, which drastically brings a big change in his life. Usually biographical film fascinates. Because their achievements are hard earned. So their rise in life inspires thousands of people who watch the film. This was not the same kind. But it had some good side too. The story was okay, though the performances totally annoyed me. That's the main reason I consider it an average. It might be the right depiction of the character Lenny, but cinematically not right. Maybe different cast would have brought different, appropriate result. Only being a biopic is the reason it's worth a watch, but nothing else worked for it. 6/10 Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Shocking film. Very boring. Lenny looks horrifyingly constipated in every scene. Only entertaining part is his facial expressions!! Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review gareth d If you know who Lenny McClean is, have read his bio and have any interest in the underground boxing scene, you'll enjoy this. Yah the acting is 'interesting' with all the gurning, but it works pretty well. I enjoyed it. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Pounding flow from start to finish. Almost poetic in the rhythm of Lenny's descent into hell, the sequence of scenes leading to the confrontation with his best friend epic. The 'Wild Thing' performance startling. This film is not meant to give us a docudrama view of Lenny but rather a sense of the ever present noise that drives him. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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