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The trailer is definitely emphasising Danny's muscle and physicality... I wonder what is going to come...intriguing.....

Lots of DaMo with the face and voice and manner that gets my heart every time! Clean Break is giving him a chance to shine in all sorts of ways. Vulnerable, moral, conflicted, tough, broken...Danny Dempsey is such a great role!

Years ago, okay decades ago, I read an excellent book about a young man trying to become a good boxer. It was called 'The Contender.' A line in it said something to the effect that in order to be a boxing contender a man had to be comfortable hurting another man for the sake of his own gain. Not just for the sake of self-defense or to protect himself, but to gain an advantage beyond the immediate.
I know there's a boxing culture in the community in Clean Break. But not everyone is in that boxing club, and not everyone who is will excel. In order to be a world-class boxer, Danny Dempsey has to be willing to inflict pain for the sake of his own gain. Let's not forget that about Danny, no matter how cute and vulnerable he may be.

 

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Yes! The town is a character, and the cinematography needs to be applauded! Even the interiors are beautifully laid out and filmed.

tangentially TJ wrote:

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Years ago, okay decades ago, I read an excellent book about a young man trying to become a good boxer. It was called 'The Contender.' A line in it said something to the effect that in order to be a boxing contender a man had to be comfortable hurting another man for the sake of his own gain. Not just for the sake of self-defense or to protect himself, but to gain an advantage beyond the immediate.
I know there's a boxing culture in the community in Clean Break. But not everyone is in that boxing club, and not everyone who is will excel. In order to be a world-class boxer, Danny Dempsey has to be willing to inflict pain for the sake of his own gain. Let's not forget that about Danny, no matter how cute and vulnerable he may be.

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 There is a boxing culture in some areas of the city I live in now in England, TJ. I quite agree with the idea of someone being willing to hurt someone else, but they also have to be willing to get hurt themselves. The areas where boxing is popular are those which are more deprived and which have more crime. The boxers actually include one who was in the Olympics. The young men who box tend to not get into fights outside the ring and can even stop trouble in the local pub by just getting between two antagonists. Being in the boxing circuit keeps young men out of gangs and out of street fighting - the young son of my best friend in Ireland loved going into Limerick on a Saturday night for a "good punch-up", as they enjoyed a good fight. He wasn't part of a boxing club.

One thing I have noticed about Danny is lack of family - his family seem to be the members of the boxing gym rather than blood relatives,  which makes me wonder about his background.  We've heard no mention of any parents or siblings. It could just be an attempt to stay out of trouble rather than inflicting pain for gain.