Midnight Sting [DVD]

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But it differs in that the style of the film is far from slick and sharp, it`s not about quick thinking or sleight of hand, indeed the story eschews any such plot contrivance in favour of exploiting the sheer avarice of Gillon.

They are cut short by Gillon, who notes that his son never entered the ring -– therefore, only nine fights have transpired. Gabe, recognising a golden opportunity, bets the town's powerful boss (Bruce Dern) that his fighter will defeat ten opponents in 24 hours. Cinema Paradiso and all other Cinema Paradiso product and service names are trademarks of Pace-e-Solutions Limited or its affiliates.To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. I certainly didn`t have high expectations when it came to this disc, the film definitely passed me by the first time round, but I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed it. He truly embodies a nasty greedy man who feeds off power and corruption and will stop at nothing to win. There are also some racial slurs that seem over the top compared to today’s standards but only help to highlight how villainous John Gillon and his goons are.

Gillon moved him in as a county resident just before the bet rules were established, meaning that Hagan can legally fight.

Ex-con Gabriel Caine (James Wood) heads for Diggstown, a place where unofficial boxing matches are held for big prize money. Palmer looks done for, but he gets new motivation after seeing Diggs, who is sitting courtside, move his hand slightly (which he interprets as a show of support). Roy Palmer was leaning against the ropes between each round in the first few fights; fighters don't do that, since it makes the arm muscles tense and sore. It`s a good reason why early Hollywood films would have a bit of everything thrown in, action, adventure, romance, as well as a little singing and dancing. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).