— by RON WILKINSON — This boxing tale splashes the latest hi-tech boxing sequences in front of the audience in no holds barred graphic violence, but the film is saved by one key performance. Twelve-year old-Oona Lawrence punches through the ordinary passive child role to put out some wor[...]
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Under Review: ‘Brooklyn’s Finest’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — Crime and gangster films function on atmospheric tension and character drama and the best way to convey both of these aspects is to place the cold-blooded protagonists in an over-populated environment and the best place for the job is the one and only New York[...]