Grudge Match - Movie Review
Director: Peter Segal
Genre:
Comedy
Release date: January 24, 2014
(United Kingdom)
Run Time: 114 minutes
Cast:
- Robert De Niro,
- Sylvester Stallone,
- Kim Basinger,
- Kevin Hart,
- Alan Arkin,
- Jon Bernthal
Review: Peter Segal, "Grudge Match" is a volatile, tongue in cheek comedy about two
Pittsburg boxers. He had fought each other twice with each won a
battle, but now they can not look
into his eyes.
This "Grudge Match" is the best result of three games between strong aka Razor (Sylvester Stallone) and his opponent McDonnen alias Billy Kid (Robert De Niro) takes place 30 years after his last fight.
Kid won the first attack in 1982. Next, in 1984, was won by Razor, disconcerting his fans by announcing his retirement shortly after winning the heavyweight championship.
After retirement, both lead a sedentary life outside the boxing ring with razor a factory worker and Kid as a stand-up comedian in a nightclub.
Now they are well beyond their prime, and fast-talking promoter Slate Dante, Jr. (Kevin Hart) convinces her to the ring to promote the video game version of his famous battle.
But alas, an accidental confrontation between the two during the promotional marketing game ends go viral.
This triggers a media circus that the public interest in the two enemies are lit by the parent.
Both fighters have pledged to adjust the face in the ring. The party is inevitable. Although the focus of the film is the "Regulations" final, Plot core winds capture the lost years and personal moments in the life of each boxer.
Full of funny dialogues, lush with improvised humor strong and tough adult, the film continues to stab you in.
It's really fun to watch, De Niro mouth "I was arrogant and poorly educated, the less we take into account the sex 16 times a week."
Explain why the second part was lost. Or hearing Alan, if you hit it long. I have to pee, "in the middle of the climax scene.
The duel in the boxing ring reminds the public of the iconic boxer played two aging stars over his good day.
De Niro won the Oscar for Best Actor for his best performance career as a middleweight champion Jake LaMotta in the classic "Raging Bull" Martin Scorsese and Stallone, whose performance degradation Oscar-nominated as favorite boxer Rocky Balboa in Classical Academy award John G. Avildsen winning Best Picture "Rocky" was a superstar of the film.
Today, De Niro Stallone is 70 and 67 - both fit and supple. They seem to rely on the laurels of the past and therefore do not have much energy to emote. Given its performance permeable boxers, he did not even qualify for Oscar nominations, but compelling and convincing.
Meet the demands of writing, it is unclear who should root for.
They are ideally supported by Alan Arkin as "light" Louis Conlon, the grumpy old man who trains Sharp, Kim Basinger as Sally - the love interest of both fighters, Jon Bernthal BJ - separate son Billy is McDonnen then connected with his father to become their coach.
And a special mention must be given to the beautiful Camden Gray, who as Trey, Billy's son-small enchants the audience with his innocence.
Kevin Hart as a boxing promoter is always the same, loud and noisy as a stand-up comedian.
Already formulaic script, figure predictable, but interesting. The background score by Trevor Rabin is good. Voices "that you, for you, give me reason to believe" and "Bang Bangaa are used to enhance the viewing experience.
In general, visually, the film captures a sense of reality that the film is far from the glamor quotient. It is perhaps not a great movie, but it is very nice and it did not disappoint.
This "Grudge Match" is the best result of three games between strong aka Razor (Sylvester Stallone) and his opponent McDonnen alias Billy Kid (Robert De Niro) takes place 30 years after his last fight.
Kid won the first attack in 1982. Next, in 1984, was won by Razor, disconcerting his fans by announcing his retirement shortly after winning the heavyweight championship.
After retirement, both lead a sedentary life outside the boxing ring with razor a factory worker and Kid as a stand-up comedian in a nightclub.
Now they are well beyond their prime, and fast-talking promoter Slate Dante, Jr. (Kevin Hart) convinces her to the ring to promote the video game version of his famous battle.
But alas, an accidental confrontation between the two during the promotional marketing game ends go viral.
This triggers a media circus that the public interest in the two enemies are lit by the parent.
Both fighters have pledged to adjust the face in the ring. The party is inevitable. Although the focus of the film is the "Regulations" final, Plot core winds capture the lost years and personal moments in the life of each boxer.
Full of funny dialogues, lush with improvised humor strong and tough adult, the film continues to stab you in.
It's really fun to watch, De Niro mouth "I was arrogant and poorly educated, the less we take into account the sex 16 times a week."
Explain why the second part was lost. Or hearing Alan, if you hit it long. I have to pee, "in the middle of the climax scene.
The duel in the boxing ring reminds the public of the iconic boxer played two aging stars over his good day.
De Niro won the Oscar for Best Actor for his best performance career as a middleweight champion Jake LaMotta in the classic "Raging Bull" Martin Scorsese and Stallone, whose performance degradation Oscar-nominated as favorite boxer Rocky Balboa in Classical Academy award John G. Avildsen winning Best Picture "Rocky" was a superstar of the film.
Today, De Niro Stallone is 70 and 67 - both fit and supple. They seem to rely on the laurels of the past and therefore do not have much energy to emote. Given its performance permeable boxers, he did not even qualify for Oscar nominations, but compelling and convincing.
Meet the demands of writing, it is unclear who should root for.
They are ideally supported by Alan Arkin as "light" Louis Conlon, the grumpy old man who trains Sharp, Kim Basinger as Sally - the love interest of both fighters, Jon Bernthal BJ - separate son Billy is McDonnen then connected with his father to become their coach.
And a special mention must be given to the beautiful Camden Gray, who as Trey, Billy's son-small enchants the audience with his innocence.
Kevin Hart as a boxing promoter is always the same, loud and noisy as a stand-up comedian.
Already formulaic script, figure predictable, but interesting. The background score by Trevor Rabin is good. Voices "that you, for you, give me reason to believe" and "Bang Bangaa are used to enhance the viewing experience.
In general, visually, the film captures a sense of reality that the film is far from the glamor quotient. It is perhaps not a great movie, but it is very nice and it did not disappoint.