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Lisa Schwarzbaum
Lisa Schwarzbaum is a film critic for EW
THE BOXER (R) Daniel Day-Lewis is the title pugilist, a soulful lad who, after a lengthy jail stint for IRA activities, just wants peace and a chance to work on his left hook; dewy Emily Watson is the sweetheart he left behind. Jim Sheridan's ''Can't we all just get along?'' romantic drama doesn't have the angry power of his previous tale of Troubles, In the Name of the Father, but that may be the strength of this maturely measured piece. B+
Posted Jan 23, 1998
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