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Paul Oremland made his directorial debut with this low-budget UK romantic drama. Latent gay Blackpool boxer Craig (British amateur featherweight Steve Bell) collects cash from illegal bare-knuckle bou... read more read more...ts, but his life changes after he becomes attracted to record producer Matt (Ian Rose), who's in Blackpool to promote singer Paula (Dami Behr). Matt tells Craig to look him up, and shortly, Craig arrives in London at Matt's house where Paula also lives. Paula feels it's all a distraction from her career. Matt's scheming gay boss Kelvin (Roger Daltrey) enters the picture in an effort to split up the couple, promising to make Matt manager of his new club. Shown at the 1998 London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 40 min.

Directed by: Paul Oremland

Release Date: January 22, 1999

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DVD Release Date: August 17, 1999

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  • jam233
    June 20, 2010
    jam233
    The story is fine, but I just found it hard to get into. The characters just didn?t interest me that much, I really felt indifferent to them. For me a movie is much better if you care what happens to the characters. The performances are good though.

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W. Stephen Gilbert
January 1, 2000
W. Stephen Gilbert, Film Journal International

The story is as naive and arrogant as its leading character. Full Review

March 19, 2002
Globe and Mail

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Anita Gates
January 1, 2000
Anita Gates, New York Times

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Edward Guthmann
January 1, 2000
Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle

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Eric Lurio
September 5, 2005
Eric Lurio, Greenwich Village Gazette

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Rich Cline
January 16, 2004
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall

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Michael Szymanski
June 20, 2003
Michael Szymanski, Zap2it.com

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Brian Webster
January 1, 2000
Brian Webster, Apollo Guide

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Marjorie Baumgarten
January 1, 2000
Marjorie Baumgarten, Austin Chronicle

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Geoff Andrew
June 24, 2006
Geoff Andrew, Time Out

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