Southpaw 2015

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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. View More. 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.

Southpaw 2015

There are so few narrative surprises in this traditional tale of a boxer felled by personal tragedy who rises again to save the one person in his life who matters to him that one can pretty much map out the entire venture from the preview. And yet not every film needs to reinvent the wheel. As I wrote about "Sons of Anarchy" two years ago, " Watching characters, with whom we can identify, persevere through the proverbial fire allows us to believe we can surmount comparatively minor obstacles in our own lives. The increasingly remarkable Jake Gyllenhaal transforms himself yet again as Billy Hope, a boxing champion near the end of his career. His wife, Maureen Rachel McAdams , encourages him to take a break. He grew up in child services, which is where he not only met Maureen but the posse of friends who hang around after fights and encourage his rise to fame. As often happens in the world of boxing, a newcomer wants a shot at the King. Miguel Escobar Miguel Gomez is a younger, more agile fighter who shouts at Hope after press conferences that he wants his time in the ring. Hope fight yet, trying to get a few more wins and their accompanying cash payouts in the books. Hope wants the big match, but everything changes when a physical altercation between the often-violent pugilist and the rising star ends in gunfire. Can he rise again?

He has quietly turned into one of our most physically confident actors. Casey Simmons. Arizona Republic.

The film follows a boxer who sets out to get his life back on track after losing his wife after a gunshot and later his young daughter to child protective services. The film was released on July 24, , by The Weinstein Company. The film received mixed reviews from critics, while Gyllenhaal and Oona Laurence's performances received positive reviews. The film marked one of the last films to be scored by James Horner and the first of three posthumous releases to feature his music the other two being The 33 and The Magnificent Seven. The film and the film's soundtrack album are dedicated to his memory. During his match against Darius Jones Cedric D.

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. View More. 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.

Southpaw 2015

There are so few narrative surprises in this traditional tale of a boxer felled by personal tragedy who rises again to save the one person in his life who matters to him that one can pretty much map out the entire venture from the preview. And yet not every film needs to reinvent the wheel. As I wrote about "Sons of Anarchy" two years ago, " Watching characters, with whom we can identify, persevere through the proverbial fire allows us to believe we can surmount comparatively minor obstacles in our own lives. The increasingly remarkable Jake Gyllenhaal transforms himself yet again as Billy Hope, a boxing champion near the end of his career.

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Rebecca R. Nicholas Mastandrea. Stuart Burkin. Theatrical 24 Mar David Anthony Buglione. Harvey Weinstein. Miguel takes the early upper hand. James Bruner. On the night of the fight, Angela brings Leila into the dressing room where they watch it on TV. He soon finds an unlikely savior in Tick Willis, a former fighter who trains the city's toughest amateur boxers. The film follows a boxer who sets out to get his life back on track after losing his wife after a gunshot and later his young daughter to child protective services. But these things don't make it a bad film. He learns that Hoppy's father abuses his mother, which he reports to Tick.

Jake Gyllenhaal undergoes a solid if strenuous transformation as a boxer reeling from tragedy in Antoine Fuqua's heavy-handed melodrama. By Justin Chang.

Top cast Edit. Onlookers Glenn Kenny. David A. Patrick M. His house and belongings are repossessed. In a fit of rage, Billy lashes out and almost stops the fight. Carmen Gangale. Billy controls his anger and in the final round, gains the upper hand against Miguel. The film and the film's soundtrack album are dedicated to his memory. Heather Roche-Kurtz. During his match against Darius Jones Cedric D. Southpaw 4. Alyssa Batchelor.