Grudge Match (2013)

Simply Perfect

i must have seen a different film!!

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Delightful. Great to see De Niro and Stallone acting together and looking good. The rest of the cast are good too especially Arkin, Basinger and Hart. Script for the most part rollicks along with some witty lines. It's just great to see a screenplay based around aging actors who don't shrink from facing up to their advancing years! Perfect balance between mix of humour and drama. Also between the nostalgia of the stars' past boxing movies and the present contest. Some will probably watch because of their pairing but the movie doesn't play this up. It stands by itself.

Grudge match started out strong with low ball guy humor. De Niro's character is a funny big mouth. Lines like "I'm healthy I take all my shots! Jack Daniel etc" are hilarious. Again,Stallone plays the quiet character with a past. Stallone is pushed into the fight, after making a video game and De Niro shows up early. The confrontation gets the boxing event rolling. The second half of the film is too much. Like an old joke or a big mouth who is funny at first, Grudge match get old very fast. Robert De Niro's character Billy 'The Kid' McDonnen is an major idiot, jerk etc that you cannot help but hate. You just know McDonnen is going to screw up. For anyone who has been disappointed or annoyed in life will just hate McDonnen. The viewer does not find McDonnen funny or even tragic likable, but sad in a pathetic way. The 2nd half of Grudge Match just kills the movie! First half, I give an eight and the second half I give a two. Grudge Match is a six stars out of ten.

Well,you simply can't miss a movie when there is Stallone & De Niro in it.Stallone looked little inflexible at times but still was control of almost every scene he was into.And De Niro? well I am nobody to judge his acting skills but I would say he was marvelous with his dialogue delivery & comic timing.You simply can't focus on anything else when this guy speaks right?? Anyways Kevin Hart was usual with his perfect timing & his facial expressions were spot on.Kim Basinger??Oh! God she still look so stunning.I was a big fan of her beauty since LA Confidential.Supporting casts were very correctly selected.Altogether it was an interesting comedy with some emotions in it.I recommend this movie to every single person who loves watching these legends.Even if you are not a fan of them I highly doubt you would regret.

Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, Kim Basinger, Kevin Hart, Jon Bernthal and Alan Arkin star in this 2013 sports comedy-drama. This takes place in Pennsylvania focusing on retired boxers, Henry aka "Razor" (Stallone) and Billy aka "The Kid" (De Niro), 2 rivals who haven't fought each other in 30 years. Soon, they meet promoter, Dante (Hart) who talks them into having one last fight with each other since they never got to. They train for the event and deal with their personal lives in the process. Basinger (Batman) plays Sally, Henry's ex-girlfriend, Bernthal (The Walking Dead) plays her son, B.J. who is also Billy's son and Arkin (Edward Scissorhands) plays Henry's trainer & friend, Louis aka "Lightning." LL Cool J, Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield also appear. This is a good flick that obviously pokes fun at "Rocky" and "Raging Bull." It has funny and dramatic moments and Stallone & De Niro are great as usual. I recommend this.