The Boy in Blue

A sturdy, old-fashioned sports biography that coasts on period charm and a young lead's scrappy energy.

Directed by

Charles Jarrott

Genres

Drama

Starring

Nicolas Cage, Cynthia Dale, Christopher Plummer

Tagline

Every era has its own kind of hero.

Overview

Ned Hanlan was Canada's most successful sculling champion at the turn of the 20th century. This dramatization of his life begins in his youth, when the wild young man is informally adopted by a gambler who promotes Ned on the sculling circuit, betting on the boy's rowing skills solely to make money off him. Later, a ruthless businessman named Knox takes over Ned's career, but when Ned realizes how dishonest Knox is, he finds another manager. Walter is an inventor and the first honest man Ned has dealt with in his career and, under Walter's guidance, Ned rises to great success in the sculling world.

How it feels

Earnest, melancholic and warm. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Ambition, sport, class, betrayal

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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