A modern day, gritty and raw retelling of the classic Rocky type boxing film. Jake Gyllenhall plays the lead character of light heavyweight boxer Billy Hope. Hope has everything at the start of the movie. World Championship belts, an adorable wife and daughter and all the material possessions money can buy. His world is about to change though. I wont reveal the full details. If you have watched the classic 1982 Rocky 3 then you know the rest!

Gyllenhall gives a career best performance as Hope with strong supporting cast roles from the likes of Forest Whitaker and rapper cum actor 50 Cent. I found it ironic that 50 Cents character lectures Hope on impending bankcrupty.

The film lacks the soundtrack of a classic Rocky film (like Eye of the Tiger or even Living in America!). The boxing choreography is decent and an improvement on other films in the genre. The film does grip the viewer with an emotional screenplay in parts. A decent couple of hours cinema viewing. Not classic or as enjoyable as some other films recently released but not the worst.