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Watched in 2018 (383 movies items)"5.1.18 Up there with the best boxing films I've seen, watched with the family so there was an air of excitement that may have clouded my judgement plus Jake Gyllenhaal being one of my favourite actors. Really straight forward with a pinch of melodrama (no spoilers here lol). Really driven on the back of its lead actor who portrays a semi-punch drunk street hardened championship boxers. The progression of the plot follows the Hollywood norm but the examination of masculinity especially with its "
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Watched in 2015: Movies
“There was in at first a pretty good buzz about this movie before its release and Jake Gyllenhaal was especially praised for another really strong performance. Well, I have noticed that, eventually, it didn’t make so much waves when it came out but I was still quite eager to check it out. Indeed, once again, Gyllenhaal was really strong and, after checking the damned thing, I have to agree that all the praise was really deserved. Unfortunately, I can’t say that the movie itself really blew me away. I mean, sure, it was a decent boxing drama but the makers seriously used all the clichés in the genre. Indeed, you had the champion losing everything but making a mighty come-back, the evil manager and the evil opponent, the wise trainer who doesn’t want his boxer to go to the big figh” read more
Movies Of 2016
“At first as a boxing fan i was expecting much from this film but unfortunatly the bad and ridiculous screenplay from this one stold the show even if ”
“At first as a boxing fan i was expecting much from this film but unfortunatly the bad and ridiculous screenplay from this one stold the show even if the boxing scenes are impressive.
i thought this film was inspired by the story of Kelly Pavlik, a powerful middleweight southpaw who was one of the best pound per pound boxer in the late 00's before losing his battle against alcoolisim and became an ordinary boxer after his downfall.
everything seems unbelievable in this movie... the death of his wife in a strange way, the attitude of the main character after the death of his wife and his return from his downfall where he lose everything... his daughter, his house, his cars , his furniture and even his clothings.
in less than a month this boxing millionaire ” read more
Best Films of 2015 (100 movies items)" 7.1/10 A solid boxing film that doesn't bring much of anything new to the table. Whitaker does his typical damaging effect to films. At least the soundtrack was spot-on."
Jake Gyllenhaal's Movies (watched)
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2015 movies