Jawbone

20171688 min6.3/10

Former boxing champion Jimmy McCabe takes on an experienced opponent in an unlicensed fight.

Jimmy McCabe, a former junior Amateur Boxing Association champion, has squandered his talent trying to make a quick buck in the seedy world of unlicensed boxing. Losing his sense of direction, he is now battling an addiction, adrift on a lonely journey while swimming in cheap liquor. With nowhere left to go, Jimmy visits the Union Street amateur boxing club and the people who had been so important in his early life, including trainer Eddie, and is welcomed back. Penniless and with few options, Jimmy approaches Joe Padgett, a man who fixes unlicensed fights and is looking to take on an accomplished fighter for a couple of thousand dollars. Joe agrees to set up a match against a tough and dangerous boxer in the north of England. Jimmy and Eddie decide to work together while battling their personal demons. Their worlds darken, and London is left far behind, when they head north to the most brutal fight of their lives. The venue is a bear pit. The locals are partisan. The opponent is a killer and Jimmy fights for his life. Battered, exhausted, and now truly at rock bottom, Jimmy finally lets his fear dissipate. As the vicious fight reaches its conclusion, the result is life-changing. Some flashing lights sequences or patterns may affect photosensitive viewers.