Shiner

Shiner (2000)

  • 46% of critics liked it
    (13 reviews)

  • 26% of users liked it
    (153 ratings)

A minor-league criminal suddenly finds himself in deep trouble in this thriller. Billy "Shiner" Simpson (Michael Caine) is a man who has spent much of his life making a living by skirting the law, but he thinks he may finally have a legitimate path to the big time managing his son Eddie… More

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Genres
Mystery & Suspense
In Theaters
Jul 13, 2001 Wide
Miramax

Critic Reviews

  • Daphne Gordon, Toronto Star

    It's hard to like a film about a guy who is utterly unlikeable, and Shiner, starring Michael Caine as an aging British boxing promoter desperate for a taste of fame and fortune, is certainly that.

  • Ray Conlogue, Globe and Mail

    An 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.

  • Amber Wilkinson, Eye for Film

    Shiner can certainly go the distance, but isn't world championship material.

  • Urban Cinefile Critics, Urban Cinefile

    A 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.

  • Ryan Cracknell, Apollo Guide

    Lacks heart, depth and, most of all, purpose.

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    "I've never watched a movie with Michael Caine that I haven't at least liked. But I guess that streak ends with this film. I didn't like any of it. I was bored. There was no real action. The plot is weak. The acting is sloppy. Michael's character wasn't… More

  • Danny R


    A first-rate hard-boiled brutal British crime drama, where Sir Michael Caine delivers a intense and powerful performance, as Billy "Shiner" Simpson a gangster/boxing promoter with serious money and legal problems, who bets everything in a make-or-break title fight, between… More

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