Jarhead Earl (Jamie Bell) has a plan to get out of the trailer park and meth-head town. He believes he can win the "DonnyBrook" a cage fight with a $100,000 prize. There is a $1,000 entry fee which our protagonist obtains from robbing a gun shop. Much of the film is his traveling to the event. Chainsaw Angus (Frank Grillo) is a killer meth dealer, along with his incestuous sister (Margaret Qualley). They give us a subplot of mayhem.

This is a film that will have a bad ending no matter what happens. It appears to take place in a small Southern rural town but was actually filmed in Cincinnati. Interesting gritty drama.

Guide: F-word, sex, FF nudity (Margaret Qualley).

Frank Grillo can be quite scary - or at least play scary and evil as good as anyone else can. Jamie Bell is really good in this too (and he needs to be with Grillos character overtaking and really being a menace and presence here),though for me I always remember Billy Elliott when I see him. Not his fault and as said, he is quite good in this, it is just the perception one sometimes has.

The movie is moody and dark. Some very bad things are happening to some good or at least rather innocent beings ... And all leads to the final fight! Quite literally also ... a Drama that does not hold back a punch and might challenge some viewers.

You'll either love or hate this story, but it certainly is a fresh and hard-to-forget tale. The acting, in almost every case, was top-notch. The movie's pacing and flow were excellent. Even my wife, who doesn't typically care much for movie violence, remarked that this was one of the best films she's seen in a while. Donnybrook is definitely worth a view. In a world of forgettable flicks, you'll walk away remembering this one.