Not bad, but nothing special.

Rating: 5/10 (17 April 2014)

I'm a huge fan of Rocky I-IV, but I'm ashamed to say that I've never seen "Raging Bull." The trailers for this movie didn't look great, but it looked interesting enough to warrant a rental from Redbox. How could you go wrong with Stallone and DiNero returning to boxing? Long story short, this movie wasn't bad, but it doesn't channel too much of the awesomeness that "Rocky" or I assume "Raging Bull" had.
1.) The script is pretty bland. None of the dialog in this movie will involuntarily cause your diaphragm to contract. Most of the laughs in this movie came from people getting punched and the video game sequences. Those were pretty funny.
2.) The script was pretty terrible, but it was nice to see Stallone don a pair of boxing gloves again. Maybe it's just me, but I don't think Kevin Hart is funny...He's loud, high pitched, and obnoxious. Maybe that's some people's idea of humor, but it's just annoying to me. Overall, the actors did the best with what they had to work with.
3.) Every time "Razor" and "Kid" met up there never seemed to be any REAL tension. It was just..."Hey, I'm really gonna kick your @$$..." and stuff like that. I never felt any actual tension which could have made it funnier.
4.) Is it just me or was the product and brand placement out of control in this movie? I know boxing is heavily advertised, but almost every scene had some sort of product in it. If it wasn't Target, it was McDonald's or Budweiser. I just think that's bad form. Oh well.
5.) I don't want to completely rip this movie. The boxing scenes were good and it was nice to see that both actors can still get into shape at their ages.
I don't think this movie is good enough for me to watch again, but it wasn't bad enough that I regret watching it. Don't feel bad if you pass on this one, but it might be a decent way to pass time if you're bored