Formulaic yet very entertaining movie

Rating: 9/10 (11 October 2015)

Greetings from Lithuania.
"Southpaw" (2015) is a movie which you basically already have seen if you ever saw "Rocky" or another boxing movie in style of "Rocky" (and not a "Raging Bull" or "Million Dollar Baby" which are a ten times better then "Southpaw" ). Nevertheless i was involved in this movie during the whole 2 hours, it wasn't boring for a second, it is superbly acted - Jake Gyllenhaal is simply superb in here and Forest Whitaker could receive Golden Globe nomination (this is the kind of role that looks like modeled specifically for some award). The movie is superbly paced (Antoine Fuqua is a great director), script is simple yet intriguing and very engaging. There are some emotional moments, and overall tone is also very satisfying.
Overall, "Southpaw" isn't Oscar material, but it is definitely worth your time and money. Ending is predictable by a mile, but it arrives to it on a very satisfying and entertaining road.