I'm really fond of this movie and watched it originally in a cinema in Paris (along with 'Barfly'), This is my all time favourite Mickey Rourke pictures. He's excellent in the role and later even became a pro boxer. There have been some authentic boxing films such as 'Fat City', 'Raging Bull' and more recently 'The Fighter' but this is moving and heartfelt. Really touching in moments and also stars the rather wonderful Christopher Walken. Sort of plays like a pugilistic version of 'Midnight Cowboy'. Rourke was in fact, trained for the part by the ex middleweight champ Iran Barkley, who was also the opponent in the first (exciting) fight scene.
Review of Homeboy
