"Johnny Flynton" is an American English-language film from 2002, so this one has its 15th anniversary this year and it is an early career effort by writer and director Lexi Alexander. I see that she is originally German, but as a German I must say she really isn't known here at all and the main reason may be that she made films in the English language for all her life, so there wasn't any kind of transition from Europe to America. This one we got here is certainly not her most known work, but as it managed an Oscar nomination (lost to a Danish movie) and that's quite something, especially if it comes so early in one's career. Anyway, the film is another piece of evidence how much the Academy loves boxing-themed films. You don't see it too often that a movie has zero awards recognition (according to IMDb) and still manages an Academy Award nomination, not even in the short film category. While this film is fiction, it is based on real events witnessed by Alexander in her youth and that also explains the tribute at the very end.
As for the film here, it needed a little to get going, but then it became a film where you really couldn't look away. It runs for 35 minutes (without credits) and the title character is played tremendously well by Dash Mihok that some may know from Ray Donovan and I will definitely keep an eye open for him when I check that show out at some point. But the other cast members are decent too. Inexperience is never an issue here, even if you admittedly will not know most of the names in here. It was also a truly tragic movie and you shouldn't be scared of graphic violence if you decide to check this one out. I think you should as Alexander proves once in here that she is talented when it comes to making male-centered movies and that's a steady tendency in all her career over the years. Also I am not surprised with the story here that she may be attached to an upcoming Chris Benoit biopic. But if it happens, we will talk about that on another occasion. As for now, go check out Johnny Flynton. I'm sure you won't regret it.
As for the film here, it needed a little to get going, but then it became a film where you really couldn't look away. It runs for 35 minutes (without credits) and the title character is played tremendously well by Dash Mihok that some may know from Ray Donovan and I will definitely keep an eye open for him when I check that show out at some point. But the other cast members are decent too. Inexperience is never an issue here, even if you admittedly will not know most of the names in here. It was also a truly tragic movie and you shouldn't be scared of graphic violence if you decide to check this one out. I think you should as Alexander proves once in here that she is talented when it comes to making male-centered movies and that's a steady tendency in all her career over the years. Also I am not surprised with the story here that she may be attached to an upcoming Chris Benoit biopic. But if it happens, we will talk about that on another occasion. As for now, go check out Johnny Flynton. I'm sure you won't regret it.
