Review of Southpaw (2015) by Nicola W — 08 Sep 2015

Jake Gyllenhaal was amazing... he was nightcrawler nine months before the movie and now he is this guy who is billy hope. There are lots of cliches in the movie... overall it was great.

This review of Southpaw (2015) was written by Nicola W on 08 Sep 2015.

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