Gyllenhaal is Fantastic.

Rating: 8/10 (13 September 2015)

This is defiantly one of the best films I have seen in ages. I am not sure why some people are giving such a hard time. Yes it does rely a lot on the performance of Gyllenhall but it would not be the first or the last film to rely on the main actor to carry the film. OK the plot does not take much working out and if you have seen the trailer you would have a good idea what's going to happen. But it does not mater when you have performances like these. The director defiantly gets it right most of the time and pulls on the heart strings just enough before getting on with the rest of the film. Forest Whitaker is great as you would except and Rachel McAdams hold her own in a male dominate movie. The only thing I would says is the part dealing with Hoppy the kid from the gym. It ether needed dropping completely or expanding so we could see his home life etc. But all in all a great movie, any more realistic than some boxing movies there have been over the years. See it or miss out.