Sylvester will be really proud!

Rating: 8/10 (1 August 2015)

Is it Jake's rippling muscles, the pugilistic action, the drama? Of course, all of these ingredients make Southpaw a great watch, but above all----above the performances, above the inside-the- ring-action----it's the effort that Fuqua has put, the intention with which he has made this concoction-----a beautiful blend of drama, action, laudable performances. May also disappoint a lot of those who expected gut wrenching "Rocky-Styled-Glamourized" punches blown from both the sides. May overwhelm who were in for a real, actual boxing you would see in a real boxing match. This intense drama is all about "transformation" one goes through willingly sometimes or sometimes out of the kind of circumstances that surround. The way the protagonist realizes the value of keeping the desire of feeding the flesh aside, and learns to do things essential for his game is so real that it leaves one thinking, "man, what the hell we get ourselves into and doom ourselves". It's a masterpiece that Fuqua has delivered. Critics may say things they gotta say, but this is, long-story-short, REAL GOOD CINEMA. Jake Gyllenhall has performed every bit like an established Hollywood superstar, that he is----"Mind Blowing Performance".