The cast all deliver capably, from the seasoned adults to the child actors, though Eric Lloyd has a little trouble pulling off
an overly dramatic scene that details his personal angst, but the problem lies more with a weakness in the screenplay.
Not exact matches
I'll start by pointing out that Southpaw has plenty of non-boxing
scenes that are
overly dramatic and too sensational at times to be believable.
And while there are a few compelling sequences here and there - something that's particularly true of the
scene in which several characters engage in a
dramatic confrontation while carnival music plays in the background - the film is generally crushed under the weight of the
overly familiar storyline and unreasonably slow pace.
The story itself is told through short fights and
overly dramatic cut
scenes.