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May 11, 2012 · Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review farah r The Philly Kid has nothing new to offer. The same wrestler story fighting for the cash.
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- Dennis Harvey
- R
- Jason Connery
He also falls for Sawa's sister Sarah Butler. Like those other cited films The Philly Game is very honest and lucid about showing all the crookedness and double dealing that goes on. It's realistic and at times very brutal. Chatham has to navigate between gangsters, crooked promoters, and one bad crooked cop.
The Philly Kid received mixed reviews. Variety wrote that it "delivers the basic goods, if not much more, as formulaic, functional guys'-night-in entertainment", continuing that the performances and "... Jason Connery's direction are solid enough, but the pic lacks the distinctive elements that might have lifted it above routine competence."
May 10, 2012 · The Philly Kid Pic delivers the basic goods, if not much more, as formulaic, functional guys'-night-in entertainment, providing employment to many shirtless, no-necked actors.
May 11, 2012 · The Philly Kid: Directed by Jason Connery. With Wes Chatham, Devon Sawa, Sarah Butler, Neal McDonough. A former NCAA champion wrestler, paroled after ten years in prison, agrees to a series of cage fights to save a friend's life and is asked to do the impossible - lose.
- (2.3K)
- Action, Drama, Sport
- Jason Connery
- 2012-05-11
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The fighting parts are really dumb. I mean, the main character is supposedly a D-1 champion wrestler with no fighting experience, and we've seen what happens when MMA newbies with a wrestling background steps into the cage for the first time: They shoot for a double.