Shiner - Movie Review

Rating: 1 out of 5

Not to be confused with dog-story Sounder, Shiner gives us Michael Caine, Martin Landau, and a pile of unknowns at their unbearable worst, in a story about a boxing promoter (Caine) who bets his life's savings on one of his son's fights, only for disaster to ensue.

Although Caine won an Oscar in 1999 for The Cider House Rules, there's a reason you didn't see his follow-up in this movie: because it's total crap. The acting is awful and the story is an insult. Director John Irvin has had better luck with "women's films" like Widow's Peak and A Month By the Lake, but unfortunately his action ends up more like Raw Deal.

Which is exactly what I feel like I got.

Ostensibly based on King Lear.

Facts and Figures

Year: 2000

Run time: 99 mins

In Theaters: Friday 14th September 2001

Distributed by: Miramax

Production compaines: Bruiser Films LLC, Nebunule Films LLC, TLA Releasing

Reviews

Contactmusic.com: 1 / 5

Rotten Tomatoes: 46%
Fresh: 6 Rotten: 7

IMDB: 6.0 / 10

Cast & Crew

Director: John Irvin

Producer: Geoffrey Reeve, Jim Reeve

Screenwriter: Scott Cherry

Starring: Scott Parietti as Tony (as Scott Stepp), Derris Nile as Danny, Nicholas T. King as Bob, David Zelina as Tim, Conny Van Dyke as Bob's Mom, Seth Harrington as Reeg, Carolyn Crotty as Linda

Also starring: Michael Caine, Martin Landau, Frances Barber, Frank Harper, Andy Serkis, Claire Rushbrook, Geoffrey Reeve, Jim Reeve, Scott Cherry