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Boxing Gyllenhaal Analysis

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Gyllenhaal brings every ounce of his physical self to the role, but rippling muscles and a mashed-up face don't authentically constitute a performance. It's not quite his fault that Billy is such a maddening character. In the ring, it's a better story, but who authentically cares if the fight sequences are innovative. If I optate to optically canvass authentic boxing, I'll turn on the boxing channel. The boxing movie has a long and honourable pedigree, which is not just about men hitting each other. The fight game itself is plenary of good stories; the great movie is more about a simple primary emotion like 'I gotta get my daughter back'. Boxing is a grown-up sport in one sense. It comes with excruciating drama, but Southpaw feels like it's

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