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An honest portrait of homosexual love set in England. The story concerns a bare-knuckle fighter and a record producer who fall in love despite their incredibly opposite backgrounds. Daltrey makes a memorable appearance as a cranky boss. Read more

Starring	Steve Bell, Ian Rose, Roger Daltrey, Dani Behr
Director	Paul Oremland
Genres	Drama, Gay/Lesbian

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- This so-so first feature gets away with casting Behr as a disco diva and Daltrey as an amoral record company boss.... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:14
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  - 4
  So it's rubbish then!!
  
  I just love people who write a review 'it was so bad I had to stop watching after an hour!
  
  Then how can you review it? Yes it was made on a ... read more »
  
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  - Leicester
  - 16 Aug 2004 at 20:37
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  A gay film to watch
  
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  I came out the year this film was made and when I watched it I actually recognised people from the club scene in London from that time, I never remembered the ... read more »
  
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- - haltny
  - 2 reviews
  - 21 Sep 2011 at 03:04
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  - 0
  Is Steve Bell really gay ?
  
  I didn't know anything about this film and especially the main actor steve bell. He plays a gay closeted rough fighter (a macho) but in bed he is more than ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 11 Aug 2011 at 12:49
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  Life's Never The Same, Once You've Been Boxed Around The Ring !!!
  
  A very good gay film.
  
  Not your usual, predictable, camp, badly acted sort, but well written and acted.
  
  Real-life boxer/actor Steve Bell (... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 17 Jul 2011 at 19:06
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  Nice watchable film
  
  I thought this was a decent film. A little bit low budget, but watchable and a decent plot with some good old views of Blackpool and London.
  
  I ... read more »
  
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- 999841
- - exetertim
  - 11 reviews
  - London
  - 02 Jun 2011 at 20:54
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  well worth watching
  
  this film has a ood story the acting not to bad i enjoyed this film an unusual mix of gay men n cage fighting and some good looking actors as well
  
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- 992506
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  - 13 May 2011 at 16:30
- - 0
  - 0
  Str8 up
  
  Not your usual camp things but the gritty story of a very str8 acting boxer (played with great authenticity by a real boxer). A view of the other side of gay ... read more »
  
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- 955800
- - Marko2
  - 7 reviews
  - Didcot, Oxford
  - 21 Jan 2011 at 15:23
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  - 0
  Reasonably Entertaining
  
  Having read the recent reviews I watched this movie with mixed feeling, it could have been a lot better, the storyline was ok but as others have said, the ... read more »
  
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- - iproposterous
  - 39 reviews
  - Scotland, UK
  - 14 Nov 2010 at 08:22
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  - 0
  Hmmm m m m m m . . .
  
  Interesting concept, but rather cliched! The acting wasn't the highest of standards, but was acceptable. I have to admit this wasn't one of the best ... read more »
  
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- - Smile
  - 7 reviews
  - Burton-on-Trent
  - 01 Oct 2010 at 22:13
- - 3
  - 0
  Cheep low budget gay flick...? F**king love it.
  
  Dani Behr as a pill popping disco queen sold it to me, over look the dodgy acting, bad editing and horrendous script and its actually a half decent film, great ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Birmingham
  - 23 Jul 2010 at 23:54
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  Bit dull
  
  I found the storyline really unrealistic and the characters almost impossible to relate to. It also made it look like all gay people do is sleep with everyone ... read more »
  
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- - stepford
  - 15 reviews
  - Brighton, East Sussex
  - 22 May 2010 at 23:37
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- - 23
  - 4
  So it's rubbish then!!
  
  I just love people who write a review 'it was so bad I had to stop watching after an hour!
  
  Then how can you review it? Yes it was made on a ... read more »
  
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  - Leicester
  - 16 Aug 2004 at 20:37
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  Cool
  
  A romantic yet enjoyable experience, this is a must see, my boyfriend and I loved it, although its a budget film and belive me you can tell, it was well worth ... read more »
  
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- - Daniel Fennell
  - Richmond , Surrey
  - 06 Jul 2004 at 16:54
- - 10
  - 3
  Tis dire, dated and dull.,,,
  
  BUT Steve Bell (Craig) gives a good neo-naturalistic performance, despite the hackneyed script. Whereas Ian Rose is excruciatingly dreadful as Matt. The London ... read more »
  
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- - dafaddu
  - the north will rise again
  - 31 Mar 2004 at 17:31
- - 9
  - 3
  Steve packs a punch
  
  Full marks for newcomer Steve Bell whose extraordinarily naturalistic performance is far and away the best in the film. As a featherweight boxer who'd never... read more »
  
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- - Richard Holland
  - North Wales
  - 20 Dec 2005 at 17:43
- - 9
  - 7
  Unwatchable tripe
  
  I don't know what I was expecting from this film - but what ever it was, it just did not deliver. The acting was terrible - perhaps I should have been ... read more »
  
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- - Jan
  - London
  - 29 Mar 2004 at 14:13
- - 5
  - 0
  It's a good gay ...
  
  It's a good gay interest english drama. It could be better but is ok.
  
  If you like gay dramas don't miss it it woth to see it.
  
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- 28073
- - costoui#1
  - READING
  - 14 Feb 2004 at 00:29
- - 4
  - 0
  Well worth watching
  
  a very well told story of a lad coming to trerms with his sexuality the hard way.
  
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- - a customer
  - Bristol
  - 22 Mar 2005 at 22:11
- - 4
  - 0
  Clumsy and cliched
  
  Beautiful actors and enthusiastic directing, but it feels like someone's first script. Every character is defined narrowly by some stereotype, leaving the ... read more »
  
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- - YorkshireYank
  - South Yorkshire
  - 18 Jun 2004 at 00:20
- - 3
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  as you like it...
  
  After a somewhat shakey beginning the story gets going and you start enjoying the characters - some of the acting is a bit dodgey and dialogue a little self ... read more »
  
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- - Tom Phillips
  - London, England
  - 10 Jan 2005 at 22:51
- - 3
  - 0
  a film of it's time
  
  I have watched this a view times and I agree with most of the other people. it is a film made with a low budjet and this does show but the gay scene in london ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - cambs England
  - 29 Jan 2005 at 20:17

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  An honest portrait of homosexual love set in England. The story concerns a bare-knuckle fighter and a record producer who fall in love despite their incredibly opposite backgrounds. Daltrey makes a memorable appearance as a cranky boss....