Southpaw

Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whitaker(Titus), Rachel McAdams(Maureen), Miguel Gomez(Escobar) and Oona Laurence(Leila)
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Genre: Action, Sport, Drama



Not worth its hard hitting outlook. Not a bad watch either. Definitely not for all audience.




You may look forward to:

• Jake Gyllenhaal blows me away every time he is on screen. Does a very few movies but comes out completely revamped every time. From skinny and cold attitude in his last movie 'Nightcrawler' to this one where he is bulked up and tempered lightweight boxing champion. His every streak is amazing. Watch out the movie only for him
• Rachel McAdams is hardly there for a few scenes, but she is just omnipresent even after her death in the film. She is by all means the female lead of the film
• Miguel Gomez is good. Antagonist well played
• Oona Laurence plays a significant role, her story is pretty well written and she plays it really well. A daughter who goes through extreme emotions, from riches to the rags, from both the parents to almost an orphan, wonderfully played

What you can sleep over:

Forest Whitaker is the most essential support to the lead. He although has more emotional scenes than that of a boxing coach



The dampeners you should be aware of:

• The camera work in the final match wasn't good enough to catch your attention and grip you until the match lasts. You feel no heat in the finals scenes
• The story is very average. Nothing like we haven't seen in movies of such genre. Yesteryear's champion loses the title for a personal cause and then revives it back with the help of a coach rediscovered. What is new in the story? Very predictable and dull. On the top of which the movie is unnecessarily lengthy and slow

My Rating: 3/5 (Only for Jake Gyllenhaal)

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