Jawbone
BAFTA-nominated British boxing drama written by and starring Johnny Harris (This is England '86) as a former youth champion who returns to his old gym and team after hitting rock bottom. Co-stars English greats Ray Winstone and Ian McShane.
Reviews & comments
Total Film
pressAs for Harris, time spent training with Barry McGuigan pays off in a fully invested performance.
The Telegraph
pressA cramping of ambition that’s oddly admirable, even when the film’s tone can come across as excessively Stygian, lacking light and contrast.
Little White Lies
pressIt’s intense and frenetic, but it’s also strangely anti-climactic, which seems to be the point.
Empire Magazine
pressAs a role for Harris, it’s a sign that a great British actor may have just hit his moment.
Total Film
pressAs for Harris, time spent training with Barry McGuigan pays off in a fully invested performance.
The Telegraph
pressA cramping of ambition that’s oddly admirable, even when the film’s tone can come across as excessively Stygian, lacking light and contrast.
Little White Lies
pressIt’s intense and frenetic, but it’s also strangely anti-climactic, which seems to be the point.
Empire Magazine
pressAs a role for Harris, it’s a sign that a great British actor may have just hit his moment.
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