Great Acting - Disappointing Script

Rating: 8/10 (2 September 2015)

When i first heard Jake Gyllenhaal and Rachel McAdams were making a boxing movie, i thought i just had to watch it. I was not let down by those two actors because they delivered amazing performances and so did the rest of the cast. What was disappointing was the plot and dialog.
Southpaw seemed like a compilation of every cliché fighting movie: amazing boxer who takes too many hits, wife wants him to quit for the family, drinks his career away, has to make a comeback for the good of his family, starts training with a coach who has a blind eye, and miraculously beats the odds in the end to win back his title.
There were also a lot of scenes that could've easily been removed from the movie. But nonetheless, you find yourself on the edge of your seat cheering Billy Hope on when he fights, and sinking down with glossy eyes whenever he faces problems with his family. The delivery by the actors saved a less than mediocre script.