Southpaw

2015 • 123 minuten

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From acclaimed director Antoine Fuqua (TRAINING DAY) and screenwriter Kurt Sutter (TV's SONS OF ANARCHY), SOUTHPAW tells the riveting story of Billy "The Great" Hope, reigning Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World (Academy Award®-nominee Jake Gyllenhaal). Billy seemingly has it all with an impressive career, a beautiful and loving wife (Rachel McAdams), an adorable daughter (Oona Laurence), and a lavish lifestyle. When tragedy strikes and his lifelong manager and friend (Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson) leaves him behind, Hope hits rock bottom and turns to an unlikely savior at a run-down local gym: Tick Willis (Academy Award®-winner Forest Whitaker), a retired fighter and trainer to the city's toughest amateur boxers. With his future riding on Tick's guidance and tenacity, Billy enters one last epic fight as he struggles with redemption and to win back the trust of those he loves.

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I feel bad this could of been his best performance ever another oscar maybe. It was flawed by 2 reasons in my head.#1 it was very predictable& had no suprises.#2 This movies is mostly based off him loosing his wife yes he win the fight blah blah but nothing was actually done about the guy who killed his wife.

The only thing this movie lacks is a memorable theme song (like Rocky). Otherwise, this is a 5 star movie despite the Rotten Tomatoes 59% rating. I almost didn't get it because of the their rating. But after watching a sleeper of a movie that Rotten tomatoes rated 89%, i decided I couldn't trust them any more. Great movie, all the emotions you would expect from a fighter movie. I just wish they had a theme song.

If u ever had to fight,struggle,go through the system ,come from courage n strength u didn't know u had ... loss of yourself ,loss of your children,loss of your loved one,a death of who u are ,your choices effecting everything ,everyone around you and inside of u. To to and feel an ache u don't think u will make it through n death feels like the only hope.. it's movies like this that hit close to home that encourage hope for the broken...