A good film that is not as bad as you have heard

Rating: 7/10 (10 November 2014)

I originally really wanted to see Grudge Match but I just never got around to it and now I have heard that it was really bad, but it is in fact good. The film sees two ageing boxers who 30 years prior had a rivalry with score 1-1 and now they are looking to finish the rivalry. Now Stallone and De Niro were both good in the film with De Niro providing the comedy and Stallone the tough guy and the dynamic between the two worked well. The supporting cast is also really good with Kevin Hart being really good with him being hilarious throughout and adding allot of energy to the film. Alan Arkin also did a good job with his comedic timing adding a lot to the film. Jon Bernthal also did a good job with his chemistry with De Niro being good throughout the film and even though I think her character wasn't really necessary Kim Bassinger did a decent job. I do like sports and rivalries stories and when this film focuses on that the style is good, but there are too many unimportant side stories that should have been cut out of the film. The script is alright with some of the dialogue being great, however, there are some times where people talk over each other and also the end of the film is quite predictable. The style is good when once again it focuses on the rivalry but is quite generic otherwise. Overall this film is good and better then what you have heard.