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A "Rocky" wannabe, about yet another "Great
White Hope," in this case an Irish teenager (James Marshall) with a lethal punch, who
joins an illicit boxing circuit.
SEX/NUDITY 2 - There's only one sexy scene, where the hero is in bed with
his girlfriend, presumably after they've made love; both are covered with blankets up to
their necks, and nothing is shown.
VIOLENCE/GORE 8 - Since this is a boxing movie, there are oodles of fights
resulting in oodles of bloody noses, blackened eyes and, cuts and bruises. There's one
knife fight, (no one's cut) and a hospital scene where one fighter is in a coma.
PROFANITY 4 - Moderate amount of four letter words and assorted foul
language. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - While not explicit, the scene where the hero is in bed with
his girlfriend may provoke discussion of pre-marital sex.
MESSAGE - The explicit message is that education is good, and boxing is not;
it's delivered by a teacher, and the hero's girlfriend. However, since the hero ends up
punching out a couple of bad guys, the implicit message is that violence can be justified
when the hero is righteous.
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