Aug 16, 2018toneleblanc rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
It was great to see an actual boxing movie instead of all these MMA stupidity.Boxing was a great sport and unfortunately it has been put in the shadows by the MMA. I would suggest that people watch Ali with Will Smith,not only about…
Jan 07, 2017TEENREVIEWCREW rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This movie was an inspiring tale of a boxer who once had it all, and eventually loses everything. After his wife dies, Billy Hope, the holder of the Light Heavyweight title, sees his life fall apart and experiences an all-time low. With…
Aug 03, 2016JCLEdwardR rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
As soon as Rachel McAdams exited stage left early in the film, I fast forwarded through the rest and understood the movie perfectly fine. Then I put in The Notebook and cried like a baby.
May 23, 2016tinybookworm rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I enjoyed the movie. It was an interesting story and Jake Gyellenhaal did an amazing job. it wasn't really what I expected, I was expecting a more "Rocky" sort of movie, but this wasn't really like that. This movie is more raw and intense…
Feb 14, 2016LittleNoName rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I don't enjoy or even understand boxing so in that sense the movie bored me. I am however a believer in family first, so in that sense I loved this movie.
Jake G did an excellent job however it was a lot to take in & a bit long, or maybe…
Feb 09, 2016yontichat rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Loved this film - raw emotional exceptional - as it should be as the film is about boxing - Jake Gyllanhaal was flawless as the damaged lead in this film - it was great - i'd watch i again
Dec 24, 2015Ron@Ottawa rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
This film reminds me of Rocky, and it also has many bloody fight scenes. Apart from the pretty decent acting by the lead actor, the film as a whole is only mildly engaging.
Dec 07, 2015BritCrimeDramaFan rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Not a big boxing fan, but this story is about more than boxing-- it's about dedication, self-improvement and family, even more than pugilism. Outstanding performances by Gyllenhaal, Whitaker, and Oona Lawrence as Billy Hope's daughter. …
Nov 25, 2015Quetzlzacatenango rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Really, what the biggest weakness of this movie is it couldn't decide what part of the story to tell. It tries to pack way too much emotional content into a single story, cutting a lot of the impact. The story moves way too fast in the…
Nov 24, 2015jimg2000 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Jake Gykkenhaal, once as a gentle sheep herder in Brokeback Mountain, played a tough boxing slugger who turned self-destructive after his wife was accidentally killed. To get his daughter home from child protection services, he sought help…
Nov 23, 2015Monolith rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
My mildly positive rating is for Gyllenhaal's dedication to the role by almost obsessively physically bulking up the way he did -- astonishing. The film was mediocre to me however.
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Nov 19, 2015jpozenel rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
Take a little bit of "Raging Bull", "Rocky", and "The Champ". Role them all together and you get this movie, though it is not nearly as good as any of those movie. I'm a real Jake Gyllenhaal fan and wish that he hadn't accepted this…
Nov 12, 2015feb271980 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I guess you have to be a boxing family man to like this movie. I thought this was Jack Gyllenhaal best performance. I hated his performance and stopped liking him since broke back mountain. He drew me back with his performance in night…
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