Who titles a film Southpaw about a boxer who doesn’t fight southpaw? I mean, I get why after seeing the film but…really?

Jake Gyllenhaal overacts throughout as Billy “The Great” Hope with the entire cast following suit and the whole lot of them fail to present anything persuasive. Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson as the promoter was amateurish, forced and untimely. Who wrote this film?!

The story was ridiculous and the father/daughter drama not compelling.

Forrest Whitaker saves the film, barely. He corrals Billy, who is an insult to anyone with an ounce of boxing savvy, whilst dealing with the usual personal issues. Cliche, yes, but in this film, welcomed.

Southpaw is a punch in the face to good writing, storytelling and acting. Throw in the towel Mr. Fuqua as this film scores 0.75 of a napkin out of 5, the least of any film rated so far on Film Clas.