cv358_10691.txt

contrary_JJ
to_IN
the_DT
title_NN
,_,
"_"
the_DT
boxer_NN
"_"
is_BEZ
not_XNOT
another_DT
rocky_JJ
story_NN
only_RB
this_DT
time_NN
spliced_VBN
with_IN
some_DT
cold_JJ
hard_JJ
politics_NN
._.
it_PP
's_BEZ
actually_RB
three_CD
movies_NNS
in_IN
one_CD
:_:
a_DT
political_JJ
film_NN
,_,
a_DT
boxing_NN
film_NN
,_,
and_CC
a_DT
love_NN
story_NN
._.
all_PDT
of_IN
these_DT
work_NN
in_IN
their_PP$
own_DT
respects_NNS
and_CC
have_HV
some_DT
pretty_JJ
decent_JJ
balancing_NN
betwixt_IN
the_DT
three_CD
elements_NNS
of_IN
the_DT
story_NN
,_,
but_CC
somehow_RB
it_PP
seems_VBZ
kind_NN
of_IN
cliched_JJ
and_CC
unoriginal_JJ
._.
we've_???
seen_VBN
it_PP
all_PDT
before_IN
,_,
and_CC
we're_???
just_JJ
not_XNOT
blown_VBN
away_RB
with_IN
it_PP
like_IN
we_PP
should_MD
be_BE
._.
oh_UH
well_RB
._.
it_PP
's_BEZ
still_RB
an_DT
excellent_JJ
irish_JJ
story_NN
._.
"_"
the_DT
boxer_NN
"_"
of_IN
the_DT
title_NN
is_BEZ
danny_NP
flynn_NP
(_(
jim_NP
sheridan_NP
staple_NN
daniel_NP
day-lewis_???
)_(
,_,
an_DT
ex-ira_NP
member_NN
who_WP
gets_VBZ
out_RP
of_IN
a_DT
belfast_NP
prison_NN
after_IN
14_CD
years_NNS
,_,
and_CC
finds_VBZ
out_RP
that_CS
his_PP$
troubles_NNS
are_BER
far_RB
from_IN
over_IN
._.
first_OD
off_IN
,_,
the_DT
ira_NP
is_BEZ
having_HVG
a_DT
small_JJ
civil_JJ
war_NN
between_IN
its_PP$
leader_NN
joe_NP
hamill_NP
(_(
brian_NP
cox_NP
)_)
,_,
and_CC
one_CD
of_IN
its_PP$
sub-leaders_NNS
,_,
harry_NP
(_(
gerard_NP
mcsorley_NP
)_)
,_,
both_RB
having_HVG
opposing_JJ
views_NNS
on_IN
getting_VBG
many_DT
of_IN
their_PP$
members_NNS
out_RP
of_IN
jail_NN
._.
while_CS
this_DT
is_BEZ
going_VBG
on_IN
,_,
danny_NP
and_CC
his_PP$
old_JJ
drunkard_NN
buddie_NP
,_,
ike_NP
(_(
ken_NP
stott_NP
,_,
who_WP
played_VBD
the_DT
chief_JJ
inspector_NN
in_IN
danny_NP
boyle_NP
's_POS
"_"
shallow_JJ
grave_NN
"_"
)_)
,_,
re-open_VB
an_DT
old_JJ
gym_NN
which_WDT
allows_VBZ
the_DT
two_CD
opposing_JJ
religios_NNS
sects_NNS
,_,
protestant_JJ
and_CC
catholics_NNS
,_,
to_IN
work_NN
together_RB
._.
danny_NP
not_XNOT
only_RB
begins_VBZ
teaching_NN
kids_NNS
how_WRB
to_TO
box_VB
,_,
but_CC
has_HVZ
stayed_VBN
in_IN
great_JJ
shape_NN
whilst_CS
in_IN
prison_NN
,_,
and_CC
is_BEZ
ready_JJ
to_TO
start_VB
boxing_NN
real_JJ
people_NN
again_RB
._.
and_CC
danny_NP
runs_VBZ
into_IN
his_PP$
ex-love_NN
,_,
maggie_NP
(_(
"_"
breaking_NN
the_DT
waves_NNS
"_"
's_POS
emily_NP
watson_NP
)_)
,_,
who_WP
hasn't_HVZ
seen_VBN
him_PP
since_CS
he_PP
went_VBD
in_IN
._.
they_PP
don't_DO
easily_RB
start_VB
up_RP
their_PP$
romance_NN
again_RB
because_CS
she_PP
's_BEZ
the_DT
wife_NN
of_IN
a_DT
prisoner_NN
whom_WP
she_PP
married_VBD
during_IN
danny_NP
's_POS
tenure_NN
in_IN
prison_NN
,_,
and_CC
also_RB
has_HVZ
a_DT
son_NN
,_,
liam_NP
(_(
ciaran_NP
fitzgerald_NP
)_)
,_,
from_IN
him_PP
,_,
whom_WP
liam_NP
is_BEZ
hoping_VBG
will_NN
get_VB
out_RP
soon_RB
._.
but_CC
the_DT
two_CD
are_BER
slowly_RB
re-drawn_VBN
to_IN
eachother_NN
again_RB
,_,
and_CC
this_DT
begins_VBZ
to_IN
complicate_VB
things_NNS
._.
the_DT
political_JJ
story_NN
is_BEZ
nothing_PN
really_RB
special_JJ
but_CC
works_NN
in_IN
itself_PPX
._.
we've_???
seen_VBN
it_PP
many_DT
a_DT
time_NN
before_IN
,_,
but_CC
it_PP
's_BEZ
at_IN
least_DT
interesting_JJ
,_,
sometimes_RB
emotional_JJ
,_,
and_CC
even_RB
riveting_JJ
at_IN
times_NNS
._.
there_EX
's_BEZ
a_DT
big_JJ
riot_NN
towards_IN
the_DT
middle_NN
of_IN
the_DT
film_NN
which_WDT
is_BEZ
frightening_JJ
in_IN
its_PP$
brutality_NN
and_CC
honesty_NN
._.
the_DT
boxing_NN
story_NN
is_BEZ
very_RB
minor_JJ
to_IN
the_DT
story_NN
,_,
but_CC
does_DOZ
represent_VB
people_NN
coming_VBG
together_RB
to_IN
fight_NN
eachother_NN
fairly_RB
,_,
and_CC
even_RB
with_IN
good_JJ
sportsmanship_NN
._.
there_EX
are_BER
only_RB
a_DT
few_DT
boxing_NN
scenes_NNS
,_,
but_CC
they're_???
never_RB
like_IN
"_"
raging_JJ
bull_NN
"_"
/_SYM
let's-strip-down-the-sport-to-its-bones_FW
brilliant_JJ
._.
they're_???
more_DT
realistic_JJ
,_,
and_CC
instead_RB
of_IN
bone_NN
crunching_VBG
,_,
we_PP
hear_VB
the_DT
sound_NN
of_IN
the_DT
gloves_NNS
hitting_VBG
eachother_NN
,_,
which_WDT
is_BEZ
slightly_RB
unerving_VBG
at_IN
times_NNS
._.
and_CC
i_PP
didn't_DOD
know_VB
daniel_NP
day-lewis_???
was_BEDZ
in_CD
such_DT
good_JJ
shape_NN
._.
but_CC
the_DT
backbone_NN
of_IN
the_DT
story_NN
is_BEZ
the_DT
love_NN
one_CD
._.
because_CS
these_DT
characters_NNS
are_BER
given_VBN
such_DT
horrible_JJ
circumstances_NNS
,_,
and_CC
since_CS
the_DT
two_CD
leads_NNS
have_HV
such_DT
great_JJ
chemistry_NN
together_RB
,_,
we_PP
really_RB
feel_VB
for_IN
their_PP$
plight_NN
._.
as_CS
the_DT
film_NN
goes_VBZ
on_IN
,_,
and_CC
circumstances_NNS
get_VB
worse_JJR
and_CC
worse_JJR
,_,
the_DT
characters_NNS
have_HV
to_TO
make_VB
real_JJ
human_JJ
decisions_NNS
,_,
and_CC
we_PP
can_MD
sympathize_VB
with_IN
them_PP
as_CS
humans_NNS
not_XNOT
characters_NNS
._.
this_DT
is_BEZ
how_WRB
you_PP
write_VB
a_DT
love_NN
story_NN
-_-
take_VB
note_NN
,_,
hollywood_NP
._.
these_DT
elements_NNS
are_BER
pretty_JJ
much_RB
equally_RB
balanced_JJ
,_,
with_IN
each_DT
of_IN
the_DT
parts_NNS
of_IN
the_DT
stories_NNS
working_VBG
hand-in-hand_NN
with_IN
eachother_NN
._.
i_PP
loved_VBD
how_WRB
each_DT
of_IN
the_DT
different_JJ
parts_NNS
of_IN
the_DT
plot_NN
mattered_VBD
,_,
and_CC
sometimes_RB
spilled_VBN
over_IN
into_IN
the_DT
next_OD
._.
it_PP
made_VBD
sure_JJ
that_CS
we_PP
didn't_DOD
just_RB
care_VB
for_IN
one_CD
of_IN
them_PP
._.
i'm_???
not_XNOT
saying_VBG
they're_???
all_PDT
equally_RB
great_JJ
,_,
because_CS
the_DT
love_NN
story_NN
really_RB
carries_VBZ
the_DT
film_NN
,_,
but_CC
at_IN
least_DT
they_PP
all_RB
work_VB
out_RP
respectively_RB
._.
the_DT
acting_JJ
is_BEZ
amazing_JJ
,_,
with_IN
day-lewis_???
and_CC
watson_NP
giving_VBG
excellent_JJ
performances_NNS
and_CC
showing_VBG
great_JJ
chemistry_NN
._.
i'm_???
not_XNOT
sure_JJ
if_CS
they're_???
oscar-nominee_NN
bound_JJ
,_,
but_CC
they're_???
very_JJ
good_JJ
._.
in_IN
the_DT
supporting_JJ
roles_NNS
,_,
billy_NP
cox_NP
is_BEZ
greatly_RB
sympathetic_JJ
as_CS
the_DT
ira_NP
leader_NN
losing_VBG
control_NN
of_IN
his_PP$
daughter_NN
and_CC
his_PP$
workers_NNS
._.
but_CC
the_DT
film_NN
is_BEZ
stolen_VBN
acting_VBG
wise_JJ
by_IN
ken_NP
stott_NP
as_IN
ike_NP
,_,
who_WP
is_BEZ
just_RB
a_DT
great_JJ
scene_NN
stealer_NN
._.
the_DT
direction_NN
and_CC
co-writing_VBG
by_IN
jim_NP
sheridan_NP
(_(
with_IN
the_DT
other_JJ
co-writing_NN
credit_NN
going_VBG
to_IN
terry_NP
george_NP
)_)
is_BEZ
excellent_JJ
,_,
rounding_VBG
out_RP
the_DT
characters_NNS
well_RB
,_,
but_CC
not_XNOT
pacing_VBG
everything_PN
greatly_RB
._.
i_PP
noticed_VBD
that_CS
the_DT
first_OD
half_NN
was_BEDZ
very_RB
leisurely_RB
(_(
yet_RB
fascinating_JJ
)_)
,_,
but_CC
the_DT
second_NN
half_NN
whirls_NNS
by_IN
at_IN
a_DT
quick_JJ
pace_NN
,_,
and_CC
ends_NNS
much_DT
too_RB
quickly_RB
._.
more_DT
time_NN
could_MD
have_HV
been_BEN
spent_VBN
thinking_NN
up_IN
the_DT
ending_NN
,_,
since_CS
it_PP
does_DOZ
seem_VB
quite_RB
sloppy_JJ
._.
though_CS
"_"
the_DT
boxer_NN
"_"
is_BEZ
a_DT
good_JJ
film_NN
,_,
it_PP
never_RB
achieves_VBZ
the_DT
greatness_NN
that_CS
it_PP
should_MD
._.
sure_JJ
,_,
it_PP
's_BEZ
a_DT
masterpiece_NN
compared_VBN
to_IN
most_DT
of_IN
the_DT
hollywood_NP
drivel_NN
we_PP
usually_RB
get_VB
,_,
but_CC
on_IN
it_PP
's_BEZ
own_DT
,_,
it_PP
just_RB
could_MD
have_HV
been_BEN
better_JJR
._.
but_CC
it_PP
still_RB
works_VBZ
out_RP
,_,
gives_VBZ
us_PP
a_DT
great_JJ
love_NN
story_NN
combined_VBN
with_IN
a_DT
political_JJ
and_CC
boxing_NN
drama_NN
,_,
and_CC
features_NNS
great_JJ
acting_VBG
._.
even_RB
if_CS
it_PP
could_MD
have_HV
been_BEN
better_JJR
,_,
this'll_???
do_DO
._.