"Southpaw" with "Rocky" and the best boxing movie

Rating: 10/10 (20 May 2020)

"Southpaw" is a boxing movie. Jake Gyllenhaal as the 'medium maximum' boxer Billy "The Great" Hope, proves once again to be a great actor, while Antoine Fuqua is an extraordinary director. The plot describes the complete fall of a boxer, and his rebirth. This film, in addition to talking about the career of a great boxer (not existing in real life), delves into his mind and into his soul making us see his hope, his redemption and his rebirth as a man and as a boxer. Highlights are the great acting performances of Forest Whitaker (as his second coach and mentor, when Billy Hope starts fighting again), Rachel McAdams (as his wife), and Oona Laurence (as his daughter). Perfect movie, apart from the last 5 minutes handled too fast.