Rocky and the Raging Bull mix it up, 30 years later.

Rating: Null/10 (11 May 2014)

This could have been just a trite cliché but in a well-written script turns out to be quite an entertaining movie, if you simply take it for what it is.
Both stars were in their 60s when this was filmed, former champion boxers, Sylvester Stallone is Henry 'Razor' Sharp and Robert De Niro is Billy 'The Kid' McDonnen. In this fictional story each had a stellar career with only one loss each, in different matches against each other. But 30 years ago, when they were supposed to fight for the deciding match Razor pulled out.
Switch to modern times in Pittsburgh, an enterprising promoter finally persuades the two of them to get back in the ring ('it is square, why do that call it a ring?') to decide the overall victor, with a promise of a good payday, upwards of $100,000 each.
A good portion of the middle of the movie involves their training to get back into some sort of shape. Billy meets his adult son and his grandson for the first time. An old flame shows up (Kim Basinger looking great at 60), her role in the feud is explained.
It was fun to see the two stars, old and out of shape, putting themselves out there for these roles. I enjoyed the movie much more than I thought I might.