Review of Southpaw (2015) by Sherry H — 16 Aug 2015

A very good (but not great) boxing movie. But Jake is Oscar-worthy.

This review of Southpaw (2015) was written by Sherry H on 16 Aug 2015.

Southpaw has generally received positive reviews.

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