A thriller centered on a young boxer trying to distance himself from his father's gangster past and the relationship with his trainer.
Strong British independent cinema deserves an audience, but The Man Inside never lands a punch.
Plodding and predictable, it feels like a fixed fight from the start.
Stories this familiar depend on local detail to distinguish them; sadly, Dan Turner’s style is an awkward clash of London accents and Newcastle backdrops.
Not much to take away from this one (except the occasional laugh).
Dan Turner's spiky urban drama.
This is intelligent and ambitious work.
For all concerned, this feels like a dry run for better things.
Overwrought, steeped in cliché, Dan Turner's drama about a troubled young boxer nonetheless has enough raw energy to atone for its utterly derivative storyline.
Peter Mullan adds gruff authority and class but there is not much else to commend this effort from writer/director/producer Dan Turner.
It’s a pity Thomas’s performance isn’t matched by a story that ends exactly where you expect it to.
Shelve those 'gritty' cliches because writer/director Dan Turner works hard to avoid by-the-numbers plotting in a drama that's far from flawless but always hard-hitting.
A stolid, flashily edited slice of contemporary British life.
Inside job punches well above its weight
General release. Check local listings for show times.
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