Rocky vs. Raging Bull

Rating: 6/10 (27 December 2013)

GRUDGE MATCH (2013) ** Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, Kim Basinger, Kevin Hart, Alan Arkin, Jon Berenthal, LL Cool J, Barry Primus, Camden Gray. Rocky vs. Raging Bull was probably the pitch for pretty much just that - the stars of those classic boxing pics - face off again as aging pugilist has-beens who are coerced into a re-match after a 30 year feud with a few mild laughs at best in this rather hackneyed script by Tim Kelleher and Rodney Rothman and pedestrian direction from vet Peter Segal. While the two stars throw down with conviction they both seem to be sleepwalking for the most part in a quick paycheck for a film that really should've been rethought. No Mas!