The Set-Up
Studio: Turner Hm Entertainm Release Date: 07/06/2004
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The Set-Up
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ProductReviews97/100 (26 Reviews)
Recent Reviews
- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Aug-08-2008
- Realistic slice of the boxer's life
Although this film came out between the other 2 boxing films, "Body & Soul" & "Champion", in many ways this film outshines these two classics. First off, it features the late Robert Ryan in a rare sympathetic role as Stoker, a washed up...
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-11-2008
- A Story About the Fight Game
The film begins with a boxing match. One man is knocked down. At the "Ringside Cafe" a deal is made with the manager of a boxer; this fight will be fixed. Stoker Thompson is 35, an old man in the boxing game. Julie doesn't want Bill to...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Dec-03-2007
- Urban Allegory
More than a movie, this is an urban nightmare. A vision of some never, never land of unending shadows, cheap neons, and throngs of delirious pleasure seekers. They crowd "Dreamland" and the "Fun Arcade" or slip into the burger joint for...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jun-25-2007
- The Set-Up
Robert Wise's taut, bruising drama tackles the merciless world of boxing with heavy cynicism but great empathy for the men whose bodies are nothing more than bettors' chips. Ryan, a real-life college boxing champion, is exceptional...
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Selected Reviews
- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Aug-08-2008
- Realistic slice of the boxer's life
Although this film came out between the other 2 boxing films, "Body & Soul" & "Champion", in many ways this film outshines these two classics. First off, it features the late Robert Ryan in a rare sympathetic role as Stoker, a washed up...
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jul-06-2004
- GET SET-UP FOR A CLASSIC FILM NOIR
Robert Wise's "The Set-Up" is a taut and exciting 71 minute masterpiece that pulls no punches when it comes to exposing the seedy underworld racket of professional boxing. All the essentials are present for one of the undisputed...
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