Film Review – Jungleland

There’s nothing in “Jungleland” that hasn’t been seen before. It’s another tale of boxing involving distressed characters, with a central sibling relationship that brings nothing but misery to the both of them. Co-writer/director Max Winkler (“Ceremony,” “Flower”) thinks he has a version of “The Fighter” on his hands, but “Jungleland” isn’t that passionate about personality and working-class blues. It’s riddled with cliché and oddly managed, while miscasting is a consistent issue with the feature, tasking a trio of English talent to inhabit participants setting out on the warped new way to the American Dream. Winkler tries to keep “Jungleland” meaningful and gritty, but there’s little presented here that’s sincere, with the movie extremely comfortable with formula, diluting intended power. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com