Southpaw....and it took me on a roller coaster of emotion which I really wasn't expecting!
My initial thoughts were that this was going to be about a left-handed boxer (Jake Gyllenhal) who worked his way up through the ranks to be top dog by the end of the film....I was wrong! Totally wrong! Southpaw is actually a stance:
"Southpaw is a boxing term that designates the stance where the boxer has his right hand and right foot forward, leading with right jabs, and following with a left cross right hook. Southpaw is the normal stance for a left-handed boxer."
So I was kinda right? Anyways, for me the film started slow & I didn't think I would enjoy it...but then something happened (no spoilers here), and all of a sudden it got really interesting and emotional. I was gripped!
Definitely worth a watch, but have some tissues handy!
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