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Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

SpecialsTarget Disturbing yet enthralling

Hulkeasexo it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.

writers_reign This standout movie captures in just seventy-two minutes the milieu of the 'club' fighter, the kind of boxer whose entire career takes place on a 'circuit' of small, anonymous cities light years away from the Chicagos and New Yorks and 'name' venues like Madison Square Garden, and who never gets within a right cross of the Golden Gloves or a 'title' fight. This world is evoked brilliantly in Robert Wises' direction of Art Cohn's screenplay in which everyone surrounding the actual fighters is seedy in need only of names like the characters in Volpone to drive home their right to inhabit the urban jungle in which they flourish. The entire cast are beyond superb with Robert Ryan and Audrey Totter on a different level. Outstanding.

Scott LeBrun Robert Wise brings all of his filmmaking skill to this vivid depiction of those men who are experts of the "sweet science" of boxing. Its characters are entertaining and believable, and it refrains from any sort of melodrama, amping up the tension bit by bit. The audience will notice that it appears to unfold in "real time", as several shots settle on clocks. This is simply solid, compelling, no frills story telling (based on a 1928 poem by Joseph Moncure March), with efficient acting in every role, especially the legendary Robert Ryan in one of his best ever roles.He plays "Stoker" Thompson, a past-his-prime boxer at 35 whose record as of late hasn't been too impressive. Various unsavoury characters, including his own manager "Tiny" (George Tobias), are convinced enough that he'll lose his latest fight that they all bet against him. However, Stoker is confident that he can take his opponent (Hal Baylor), and when Tiny and corner man "Red" (Percy Helton) try to persuade him to take a dive, Stoker is determined to be a man of principle and go through this fight honestly. Meanwhile, Stokers' distraught wife Julie (an appealing Audrey Totter, herself no stranger to the film noir genre) just can't stand by anymore while her husband takes all manner of physical punishment.This tight, trim story (the movie runs a mere 73 minutes long) is focused and full of many sights and sounds, often cutting to the agitated people in the crowd, who clearly have their bloodlust boiling and are either cheering on Stoker or encouraging "Tiger" Nelson (Baylor) to wipe the floor with the older man. This goes a long way towards getting the viewer at home worked up as well. The ring action is exciting, and the finale is unbelievably tense, with a not necessarily "happy" ending. Also delivering fine performances are Alan Baxter as grim faced mobster "Little Boy", Edwin Max as his flunky Danny, Wallace Ford as Gus, Darryl Hickman as Shanley, James Edwards as Luther, and David Clarke as Gunboat.The film is a little too predictable in its outcome of the fight, but otherwise this is fine stuff and merits a viewing from any lover of boxing or the film noir genre.Eight out of 10.

Dalbert Pringle If you, like me, enjoy a real rock'em/sock'em boxing film with realism so brutal and gritty that it plays out like a slice of Film Noir, then The Set-Up (from 1949) is your ringside seat to 4 hard-hitting rounds of pulverizing action, non-stop.Filmed in its entirety on an indoor set that represented a grubby, downtown section of the fictional Paradise City, The Set-Up is an overlooked gem that is truly rough, mean and rugged filmmaking at one of its finest hours.Washed-up boxer, "Stoker" Thompson, who, at 35, still believes that he can lick his opponent (this time it being the 23 year-old pug, "Tiger" Nelson), is unknowingly set-up by his unethical manager to take a dive, which, in turn, will profit ruthless gangster, Little Boy, who's got some big bucks riding on "Tiger" to win the match.During 4 grueling rounds of sweaty, face-smashing, gut-punching action, Stoker (and his amazing ability to endure "Tiger" Nelson's lightning-fast wallops) earns the unanimous vocal support of the blood-thirsty spectators who at first had venomously rooted against him.Filmed in stark b&w, The Set-Up has a running time of only 72 minutes.This unsparing story and its savage look at the delusional dreams of one palooka's world of boxing, was directed by Robert Wise who went on to filmmaking greatness with such classic motion pictures as The Day The Earth Stood Still, West Side Story and The Andromeda Strain.

Senthilnathan SK This one is an amazing picture for sure. having lasted for 80 minutes barely; it glues you to your seats till the end of the picture. It captures well the moments of the boxers before they go for a fight. I was amazed at the way Robert Ryan was boxing; but only after going thru his biography it was revealed that he was a real-time boxer before. He fitted the bill pretty well. The audiences of the boxing match too emote very well. Even during the course, I have emoted as well. The picture pulls you into the boxing arena. The end scene was a sensible one. Good performances by the actors, a well directed movie. I could not find a reason why you skip watching this movie despite the fact you know seldom about boxing. Don't miss it.