Didn't Believe One Second Of It

Rating: 2/10 (8 January 2016)

Hackneyed, overcooked screenplay that showcases not real people, but memes stolen from other, better movies. Not credible hogwash where things happen that can't happen in real life, but only in Hollywoodland. Not a story, but a collection of clichés done hundreds of times before, and done better each time.
If no other reason, naming your protagonist in your boxing movie "Hope" when the cliché "Great White Hope" has been around the boxing world since my grandfather was watching bouts. That right there should be an automatic disqualification. That just slaps the audience in the face with the idea that you think they're stupid.
Weird directing choices with distracting use of odd close-ups that make no sense.
Acting choices that emphasize the pre-fab, cardboard cutout nature of the characters.
Overbearing soundtrack which is annoying.
I'm only giving it a 2 instead of a one since the Cinematographer did an okay job.
STAY. AWAY.