A disappointing film, no matter how you look at it.

Rating: 5/10 (30 January 2014)

You have a 70 year old and a 68 year old who are in terrific shape but why refuse to act a bit like grown men? Nothing more disappointing to see an acting legend of De Niro's calibre in such mediocre roles.
Two former boxing champions who have unresolved issues decide to hold a rematch some 30 years after they last faced one another on the ring. A rather shallow story with the Hollywoodean way of resolving challenges where the main character very swiftly overcomes his objections and forges the plot forward.
As the day of the rematch approaches aside from the fact that we have constant displays of two men well past their middle age acting like foolish children, there is little anticipation for the big day and when it does arrive to see two men beating each other up like this is just sad.
Whilst we should be excited to see films where older people take centre stage and the great shape in which these two particular older men are, the whole conception and execution of this project did no justice to the aforementioned principle.