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Southpaw (2015)
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| Movie | Southpaw |
| Real Name | N/a |
| Rating | 7.4 |
| Duration | 123 Min |
| Aired | 2015-03-24 |
| Languages | English |
| Subtitle | N/a |
| Quality | Bluray |
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Sources
Countries
United States of America
Genres
Tags
SportsFighterTragedyDeathBoxingBox ringFather daughter relationship
Directors
Antoine Fuqua
Stars
Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Forest Whitaker, Oona Laurence, 50 Cent, Skylan Brooks
Writers
Kurt Sutter
Companies
Fuqua Films, Escape Artists, Riche-Ludwig Productions, Wanda Pictures
Taglines
Believe in Hope.
Description
Billy "The Great" Hope, the reigning junior middleweight boxing champion, has an impressive career, a loving wife and daughter, and a lavish lifestyle. However, when tragedy strikes, Billy hits rock bottom, losing his family, his house and his manager. He soon finds an unlikely savior in Tick Willis, a former fighter who trains the city's toughest amateur boxers. With his future on the line, Hope fights to reclaim the trust of those he loves the most.
Review
Author: John Chard
I can handle the rules, man, I'll handle the rules.
Ultimately this is just another one of those sports movies about someone who went off the rails due to tragedy, but came back to make the audience cheer. There is absolutely nothing new here, every cliché is adhered to, every chance to tug the heart strings is prominent, while the finale is as obvious as any one who watches sports movies will expect. But these things don't make it a bad film.
It's very well mounted by the makers, expertly performed by the principal actors, and, well, there's often a time when you need a rousing pick-me-up movie. The camera work and choreography is high grade, while director Antoine Fuqua is able to keep a realistic feel to the drama throughout. It is what it is, a very well made boxing movie, it's just not champion in story, just merely a contender. 7/10