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My Name Is Lenny

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The life story of one of Britain's most notorious bare-knuckle fighters, Lenny McLean, also known as "The Guv'nor".

Status: Released

Released Date: 2017-06-09

Runtime: 91 mins

Director: Ron Scalpello

Writer: Martin Askew, Paul van Carter

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama

Original title: My Name Is Lenny

Production Companies: Salon Pictures, Splice Post

Production Countries: United Kingdom

Cast

Josh Helman

Michael Bisping

Chanel Cresswell

John Hurt

Nick Moran

Rita Tushingham

Charley Palmer Rothwell

George Russo

Martin Askew

Jennifer Brooke

Nicola Duffett

Ruth Alfie Adams

Robert Goodman

Decca Heggie

Reviews

Rangan

**Lenny, the daddy cool!** Another boxing film based on a real person. Not exactly the sports film with actions you want to see. Because it is about the underground boxing theme with less traditional. So it is not like a real heroism story. Lanny, an orphan grew up with his abusive step-dad, developed a tough character. Being aggressive made him a champion at the barehanded street fights. With poverty ridden, now he's trying his luck on the underground boxing, which drastically brings a big change in his life. Usually biographical film fascinates. Because their achievements are hard earned. So their rise in life inspires thousands of people who watch the film. This was not the same kind. But it had some good side too. The story was okay, though the performances totally annoyed me. That's the main reason I consider it an average. It might be the right depiction of the character Lenny, but cinematically not right. Maybe different cast would have brought different, appropriate result. Only being a biopic is the reason it's worth a watch, but nothing else worked for it. _6/10_

2018-02-04

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