An unexpected film

Rating: 9/10 (21 October 2015)

Watching films about boxing is something I rarely do, or better having done it three times. The third is "Southpaw". I am glad to say that Jake Gyllenhaal gave me again the right to say that he is really an excellent actor when given the opportunity. I started watching the film feeling that I was not going to finish it, because of the violent nature of boxing... but... he kept me there, all the time! I know nothing about boxing and all that is related to, managers, trainers, lifestyle, money, bets etc... so I had to "believe" what I was watching in front of me. The love of a parent, the love of a trainer, the love of a wife, of a friend, the loss of the loved one, the betrayal, professional exploitation and abandonment when you are no longer needed ... and the aversion for oneself, until things start to find their place. Not something you do not encounter in real life, right? Curtis Jackson was a pleasant surprise! Mr Whitaker, again, has performed admirably. Jake Gyllenhaal... a boxer's face telling so much under his torn skin and blood. I would like to see them nominated, they deserve it.