Boy s tenyu (2005)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Aleksei Sidorov

Writer:

Aleksei Sidorov (writer)

Release Date:

17 March 2005 (Kazakhstan)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Tagline:

And fight begins. For love. For the friends. For own life.

Plot:

Artem Kolchin was one of many, but he wanted glory. And he has chosen the way: he became the boxer. Now Artem the applicant for a champion title...

Plot Keywords:

Boxing

Cast

Denis Nikiforov	...	Artem Kolchin
Andrey Panin	...	Valiyev
Elena Panova	...	Vika
Dmitri Shevchenko	...	Nechaev
Alexander Kuznetsov	...	Zmei
John Amos	...	Hill
Pavel Derevyanko	...	Timokha
Sergey Bezrukov	...	Sasha Bely
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Redwood	...	American Boxing World Champion
Isaac Suleymanov	...	Frank
Vitali Vashedsky

Also Known As:

Бой с тенью (Russia)
Shadow Boxing (International: English title)

Runtime:

Russia:132 min

Country:

Russia

Language:

Russian | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Filming Locations:

Red Square, Moscow, Russia

Company:

Central Partnership

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Samyy luchshiy film (2008)

Excellent action

If you put too much of expectations in this movie - you might end up slightly disappointed. This is how I felt upon leaving the cinema.

It's a well-thought action with the boxing session at the very beginning of the movie being the most spectacular scene throughout more than two hours of screen time. I couldn't help thinking of two movies while watching it: Brat-2 and Boumer. In terms of form it's similar to both of them: dynamic, colourful and oftentimes witty, though in terms of substance it certainly lags behind: unlike Brat it lacks any message, unlike Boumer it does not impress with novelty.

Have to pay tribute to the actors, Andrei Panin being brilliant as usually, rising stars Denis Nikiforov and Yelena Panova also performing superbly.

Don't expect much of this movie, and if you feel like watching a good piece of action you'll definitely enjoy it.