Enjoyable Fare

Rating: 8/10 (14 January 2014)

This sporty, entertaining yet warm film from Peter Segal, is a great outing with the two legends Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro which scores with its original screenplay by Tim Kelleher, Rodney Rothman and Doug Ellin, which shows the best of the rivalry and the punches within the film's developmental graph, the supporting cast (Kevin Hart, Alan Arkin, Kim Basinger , Jon Bernthal and others) that are warm and humane, adding great support to the protagonists. Then last but not the least, comes the riveting and killer performance by Sylvester and De Niro whose chemistry and charisma are actually the shining points of the film, making it worth a watch. The film becomes draggy due to its emotional overdose in between and even the editing lacks the slickness, especially in the pre-climax portion, but rest of all, it's a perfect weekend getaway for Hollywood lovers for sure! My rating would be: 4/5﻿