"Writing, and playing, the role of reformed city fraudster turned pugilist Danny Goode, as well as directing the low-budget British drama that results, Mark Hampton sets up a potentially fertile collision of these two opposed elements. But cornering himself into an ultra-earnest tale of redemption, he lets his film absorb a few too many cheap cliche shots. Danny is released after a three-year stretch for cooking the books;"
"This means a poky rental flat and, after his licence to trade is revoked, a restaurant job washing dishes arranged by an old friend, Jon (Mark Tunstall). His ex-wife, Chloe (Sarah Diamond), has the divorce papers ready to go, but Danny is keen to build bridges with his son, Ben (Artie Wong). He promises the kid a swanky holiday, so one more high-risk play is his only means of coming good: entering a 10,000 prize fight organised by local hardman Billy (Gary Davidson Jnr),"
Danny Goode is a reformed city fraudster recently released after a three-year stretch for cooking the books. He returns to diminished circumstances: a poky rental flat, revoked trading licence and a dishwashing job in a friend's restaurant. He seeks to repair relations with his ex-wife and son and promises a swanky holiday, prompting a high-risk plan to enter a 10,000 prize fight. The film shows his gambling addiction and business acumen, including an accessible banking-app scene and the turnaround of a struggling restaurant. The production is handsomely shot and charismatic but moves sluggishly, leaning on sappy family melodrama and clichés.
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