Critic Reviews
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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.
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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.
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Amber Wilkinson, Eye for Film
Shiner can certainly go the distance, but isn't world championship material.
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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.
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Ryan Cracknell, Apollo Guide
Lacks heart, depth and, most of all, purpose.
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Cast
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Michael Caineas Billy "Shiner" Simpson -
Martin Landauas Frank Spedding -
Frances Barberas Georgie
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Claire Rushbrookas Ruth -
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Andy Serkisas Mel
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