Southpaw
First screened in July 2015
Director: Antoine Fuqua. Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Forest Whitaker, 50 Cent, Oona Lawrence, Miguel Gomez, Naomie Harris, Victor Ortiz, Beau Knapp, Dominic Colón, Jose Caraballo, Skylan Brooks, Patsy Meck. Screenplay: Kurt Sutter. Twitter Capsule:
Actors, Horner engaged me more than I expected but can't snuff the strong odor of "Girl, Please" wafting off that script.
VOR:②
Best-case scenario, becomes an interesting pit-stop on Gyllenhaal's road to greater glory—though, as in Nightcrawler, you see him workshopping and strategizing. Otherwise? A boxing flick.
