Diggstown
1992
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Summary Capsule: An ex-boxer is brought back into the game for the con of the year.
Justin's Rating: 4 Wins, 5 Losses, 2 KO's
Justin's Review: In the spirit of this boxing movie, I'll explain why I rated it the way I did.
Wins: James Woods (recently the voice of Hades in "Hercules"); 10(!) boxing matches during the second half of the movie; Lou Gossett, Jr. manages to look and fight tough without seeming like a Rocky-wanna be; A handful of humorous quotes to spice things up.
Losses: This flick takes so long to crank up to speed you might as well fast-forward during the first half-hour; Although centering around con men, it has little of the flair or suave dealings of better movies (say, "Maverick"); Way too much heavy (and cheap) sentiment and situations drag it down; too many little-used characters that might have been interesting given the chance; Just not enough humor to earn itself a position as a comedy title.
KO's: A staggering finale that kept topping itself in the last ten minutes; Once the boxing started, it was hard not to get swept up in the adrenaline.
Recommended for:
EOE for Boxers
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Groovy Quotes:
Caine: Okay, look: he's bigger than you are, he's tougher, he's faster, he's younger than you are. He hasn't fought 22 rounds today. But you remember this: You. . . are black.
Palmer: What the hell is that supposed to mean?
Caine: I don't know. I'm trying to inspire you. It's a "Roots" kinda thing. It's a motivation kinda thing.
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