Clichés done right...

Rating: 7/10 (25 October 2015)

Southpaw is really a big tribute to other boxing movies. Tick Wills is pretty much Morgan Freeman's character from Million Dollar Baby, the loss of a loved one plot point is straight out of the Rocky franchise just to name a few. However, Southpaw uses this clichés in the best way possible, they feel much more like a tribute than a ripoff or lazy writing. Jack Gyllenhaal gives a great performance once again and the child actor is surprisingly good, but apart from that no other performance stands out as above average. The direction is nothing more than competent but serves the movie well enough. Southpaw is a really fun movie that will specially appeal to fans of boxing movies.