Southpaw
Boxer Billy Hope turns to trainer Tick Willis to help him get his life back on track after losing his wife in a tragic accident and his daughter to child protection services.
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Writer: Kurt Sutter
Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Oona Laurence
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Writer: Kurt Sutter
Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Oona Laurence
Movie Storyline
As tragedy strikes him in his prime, famed boxer, Billy Hope, begins to
fall into a great depression. Once the decision regarding the custody of
his daughter is under question, Billy decides to get his life back on
track by getting back into the ring.
Movie Review:
The
story works generously from the lore of the Rocky movies and has a
predictable ending. If you're too young to have seen the early Rocky
movies, you might think this movie is wonderful. HBO did a lot of work
to make the fights look good, but the punches are too slow to be
confused with real, top level professional boxing.
The story is needlessly emotional for a sports movie. At moments it is a total tear jerker to the point where any redemption is a Pyrrhic victory at best. Jake Gyllenhaal did a lot to make this movie better than it should have been, a lesser actor in his role would have made this movie quite bad.
The story is needlessly emotional for a sports movie. At moments it is a total tear jerker to the point where any redemption is a Pyrrhic victory at best. Jake Gyllenhaal did a lot to make this movie better than it should have been, a lesser actor in his role would have made this movie quite bad.
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