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My Name Is Lenny

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

Top Cast

  • Josh Helman

    Josh Helman

    Lenny McLean

  • Michael Bisping

    Michael Bisping

    Roy Shaw

  • Chanel Cresswell

    Chanel Cresswell

    Valerie McLean

  • John Hurt

    John Hurt

    Leslie Salmon

  • Nick Moran

    Nick Moran

    Johnny Bootnose

  • Rita Tushingham

    Rita Tushingham

    Reenie Joyce

  • Charley Palmer Rothwell

    Charley Palmer Rothwell

    Carrots McLean

  • George Russo

    George Russo

    Frank Warren

  • Martin Askew

    Martin Askew

    Jim Irwin

Overview

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

Rating

5.7 / 10
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1 Reviews

  • Reno
    Reno
    6 Feb 4, 2018

    **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_

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