Excellent movie! Keeps you on the edge of your seat, a must see!!!

Rating: 10/10 (14 February 2016)

First of all, let me say that I personally have been disappointed with most of the movies that came out in the recent years. Im a though reviewer. However, this movie went beyond my expectations. The trailer caught my attention a while back, but the excellent reviews were the final selling point. I watched this movie on Blu-ray. First, the director, Anthony Fuquoa, is a very passionate one. You can feel that something is different in the way this movie is directed. He is a professional boxer, so this brings ghe real feel to this movie.Every boxing move is authentic. He adopts a different perspective. The whole movie i felt like the main character was real, his family was real and all those strong emotions came to live from the screen. I do not particularly enjoy watching boxing, but the moves and action in this movie was purely captivating, even for a female. Secondly, the cast team is BRILLIANT. starting from Jake, Rachel, Forester and even Oona. They made this movie come to life and be relatable. I cried, laughed and experienced a full range of feelings along this small family and the rest of the characters. On top of action, great cast and exciting boxing scenes, we have a great, deep storyline. All in all, this movie exceeds expectations and it feels like a breath of fresh air from the regular cheesy, no sense making, Hollywood recent movies. I hope that there will be a sequel.