Creed II (2018)
This is an underdog story with heart, as entertaining (if not as well-crafted) as Coogler’s predecessor.
This is an underdog story with heart, as entertaining (if not as well-crafted) as Coogler’s predecessor.
On the surface, this gritty boxing drama looks an awards season hopeful. Southpaw features a stellar cast headlined by Jake Gyllenhaal – replete with sweaty washboard abs. Unfortunately the film is a disappointing bore. Gyllenhaal puts in a commendable performance as champion pugilist Billy Hope, but the plot plods along, punch-drunk from decades of flogging…