One cliché after another - dull characters without chemistry

Rating: 6/10 (30 July 2015)

One cliché after another. Dull characters drag it down even more.
I was looking forward to watching this film since I first saw the trailer. I'm a big fan of Jake Gyllenhaal, huge fan of boxing and appreciate Mr. Curtis James Jackson greatly. So off I went on a Thursday night.
The music on the trailer boasts M&M singing "I am phenomenal," The lazy character that Jake chose to portray is everything but. Choosing to play the "dumb boxer" stereotype with no depth, no charisma and no smarts leads you to not really form any type of empathy for him (Although the girlfriends of the guys that were watching the movie would disagree). The movie was called "Southpaw," which is the term used for lefty boxers, he was a righty (orthodox boxer). The scenes are disjointed, the characters are under-developed and therefore their relationships are non-believable. Sure the training part gets your motor running for a few seconds, but it leaves you unfulfilled and wanting more.
A poor attempt at re-inventing Rocky,