Review of Southpaw (2015) by John S — 03 Sep 2015

Full of clichÃ©s, his character's name is hope for Christ sake good performances though.

This review of Southpaw (2015) was written by John S on 03 Sep 2015.

Southpaw has generally received positive reviews.

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