- Studio: Artistic License
- Release Date: Sep 7, 2001
- Critic Score
- Most active
- Publication
- Most clicked
-
63Much of the resulting material is very funny, though there are a few times when the filmmakers patronize or mock their subjects in a way that makes you uncomfortable.
-
60All of the interviewees are compelling, whether proudly showing off bruises and bullet holes from on-the-job scuffles, or voicing their opinions about how the profession has changed.
-
50The breakout star is retired English bouncer Lenny McLean, 49, who memorably declares, "I f***ing hate violence."
-
40The picture is obsessed with strength and the use of physical force, though its attitudes are often slippery.
-
38Cantor seems to have noticed how dull the actual footage is, since he relies heavily on "arty" shots and black-and-white inserts.
-
10Mindless, shoddy (lurching zooms, no color correction, an entire reel out of sync) depiction of some very big guys who work as bouncers.