The film "Lefty": reviews. "Lefty": reviews of the film critics and boxers

Behind a string of long-awaited megablockbusters in 2015, the film Lefty left almost unobserved. Comments of viewers who visited the picture, as well as opinions of film critics and professional athletes, we will provide in this publication.

A movie stuffed with Hollywood clichés

Good director Antoine Fukua, who has several important works (including "Shooter", "Equalizer" and "Training Day"), does not like to look for original scenarios. You can say that all of his movies are crammed with the usual Hollywood standards and techniques. The only thing that Antoine Fukua attaches special importance to is a competent casting of the cast. It is the actors' play that brings the zest to the tapes of Fukua. It is because of the actors that the viewer agrees to watch for the hundredth time a re-shot on a new plot. So it happened with the movie "Lefty". Reviews of film critics were too restrained, but the viewer was so impressed by the sympathy for the protagonist of the picture that he was ready to close his eyes to all the banality of the plot twists and turns.

Keep calm

The film tells the story of a professional boxer, champion Billy Hope, who because of his unbearable nature and desire to prove his own right all the time loses his beloved woman. It's no secret that behind the world of professional boxing are big money. In addition, every good professional sportsman has his own rich patron. When the interests of the factions collide forehead, anything is possible. And now, in one of the secular receptions in the ensuing between potential contenders for the title brawl accidental bullet fatally wounded his wife Billy. Well and further events in a life of the main hero develop with prompt speed. A little later we will provide you with feedback. "Lefty" is an ambiguous film, which, nevertheless, is worth your attention.

Cast

In the role of Billy Hope took a leaps and bounds moving on the way to Hollywood glory Jake Gyllenhaal. His partner was the charming Rachel McAdams. And if the heroine Rachel we see only in the first part of the picture, then the rest of the time Gyllenhaal completely captures the viewer's attention. This actor's work did not go unnoticed by critics, and they gave him very flattering reviews. "Lefty" is a film that has its own audience, including thanks to an excellent acting game.

Despite All the banality, zaezhennost and some sugary plot, Jake Gyllenhaal perfectly coped with their work. And the point here is not that most of the film we see him with a swollen and distorted face with a lot of bruising. It seems that in such a short period of time the actor managed to reflect on his face all the existing emotions. If the film itself does not pretend to be the laurels of one of the best movie masterpieces of the year, then no one will be a revelation of Jake Gyllenhaal's nomination for Oscar nominees in 2016.

If you have not seen the movie "Lefty", reviews of film critics, as well as professionals from the world of sports, are likely to help you in your choice. In this tape there are at least two more colorful characters worthy of mention in our review. First of all, this is the mentor Bily Hope performed by the brilliant Forest Whitaker. The training process, led by a retired professional trainer who devoted the rest of his life to working with children, deserves special attention. Well, the role of agent Billy, in all seeking his own profit, was executed by the colorful Fifty Sainte.

"Lefty": reviews about the film from a simple spectator

Despite the rampant scenario, too predictable an ending, as well as an insufficiently good staging of battles, this picture was able to reach the hearts of a simple spectator. Here they saw everything: the love of the protagonist, his glory, the tragic loss of his wife, bankruptcy, alcoholism (and, as a consequence, separation from his daughter), total oblivion and despair, but ultimately - a complete moral cleansing. Particularly impressionable viewers often cried while watching. We present to your attention a generalized brief review.

"Lefty" is a strong sports drama, causing a storm of emotions every minute of viewing. Despite the self-centered and wayward character of the protagonist, who has driven himself to the very bottom of human existence, he deserves a strong empathy. The spectator sees the painful cleansing of the protagonist, sees how passionately he yearns to regain his own daughter, how passionately he wants to get out of the hole. Separate praise for the scriptwriters for not turning the ending of the film into a form of retaliation over the "forces of darkness."

This position fully reflects the views of fans of the film.

Limited genre

Whatever one may say, films on sports, especially about boxing, are a very limited genre. And the staging of battles may not be so important for the common man in the street, however, for a professional boxing eye, oversights and director's miscalculations can not be hidden. Do you want to know what professional athletes think about the movie "Lefty"? Boxers' reviews are not at all flattering.

In the film - not the most impressive setting of fights. It seems that the entire budget of the painting went to pay for the work of actors and operators, but there is no longer any good specialist - a consultant on the fighting of means. In the battles themselves there is no particular tension, dynamics or drive. Again, the whole drive is created due to the excessive depressive state of the protagonist. If you compare this picture with the best analogs of the genre, tapes "Knockdown", "Fighter" or "Rocky", then from a professional point of view, this picture does not deserve close attention. But the training process in the film is reflected quite curiously.

Even more attention to the preparation of Billy Hope to return to the ring adds a musical, pathos and simultaneously tragic work of Eminem's rep genius. The spectator seems to be charged with emotion from the main character and is bursting into battle with him.

Two antipodes

In this review, we discuss the painting by Antoine Fukua "Lefty". Reviews about the film are quite contradictory. If professional boxers call this work rather ordinary, critics note only the actor's work of Jake Gyllenhaal, then the viewer by and large likes everything. If in the first part of the picture it is interesting to observe the relationship of a married couple dreaming about a future without professional sports, then in the second, dramatic part of the tape, it is interesting to interact the two antipodes. We are talking about a lost moral image, sinking to the very bottom of Billy's existence and a former professional coach who survived an almost similar tragedy.

The hero of Forest Whitaker vowed never to train a professional boxer, despite the fact that he was once the best in his business. Now he gives his knowledge, love and patronage to those in need of this children from disadvantaged families. He agrees to help Billy just because he saw in it his sins of twenty years ago. The opposition of two bright antipodes in the movie "Lefty" (reviews of film critics, spectators and professional boxers, we provided in this publication), the main thread go through the second part of the narrative.

Meeting with the coach makes Billy Hope abandon all the companions of this life: violent and unbridled disposition, alcohol and severe depression, hatred and anger. The protagonist, with the help of a mentor, not only did a lot of physical work, but he was able to understand the causes of the last tragedy, to understand himself and forgive his wife's murderers. According to the idea of the writers, a rematch took place with a boxer who was indirectly guilty of an accidental murder. However, Billy has enough strength to forgive and let go of this situation. He must not win because of revenge, he must win because of his daughter.

The physical form of Jake Gillehole

What else will the reviews tell us? "Lefty" - a specific boxing film. Therefore, to participate in the shooting of an actor who plays the role of a professional athlete, had a long time to study the styles of combat, a lot and hard train and gain the necessary muscle mass. Eyewitnesses say that for the basis of fighting, Gyllenhaal chose the tactics of Miguel Cotto. At least the physical form of the actor is really impressive. No one who watched this drama has the slightest doubt that the real champion appeared on the screen in front of the spectator: athletic, technical, tenacious and brisk.

Zest in predictable drama

Today we are talking about the sports drama "Lefty". Critics' comments were found in the deleted script and one bright spot.

Most of the paintings of this genre tell about the formation of athletes, about their path to Olympus. In "Lefty" is told about a professional boxer, whose career is coming to an end. The more valuable this story. After all, it gives people the hope that it is never too late to embody what was conceived in life. If a forty-year-old boxer managed to cope with life's misfortunes and win, first of all, in a battle with himself, this really inspires optimism. And the viewer does not care that from a purely professional point of view, such a plot in reality would most likely not be possible.

If you continue to analyze the reviews, "Lefty" - this is exactly the time-honored standard sports movie. In the opinion of critics, here, with absolute accuracy, the time proportions are verified, which are given for the display of battles, for lyrical digressions and dramatic interchanges. Yes, and the training process in the film is shown exactly as much as is customary in the picture-predecessors. If you are not a fan of sports stories, you can safely skip the show. But if you are interested in a life drama, then boldly replenish the number of viewers of the picture. It is worth noting that the $ 30 million spent on the survey has already brought creators 90 million. And this figure, like no other, reflects the audience's interest and favor.

Conclusion

Today we discussed the film "The Lefty". Reviews about the picture are quite contradictory. Despite this, according to most viewers, it is still worth a look.