Southpaw (2015)
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 FuquaWriter:
Kurt SutterStoryline
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.
User Reviews
Kind of a remake of parts of Rocky 1-3
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.
