Not a big DeNiro fan, but this movie left me laughing.
Grudge Match (2013): Dir: Peter Segal / Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, Kevin Hart, Alan Arkin, Kim Basinger: Cliché filled cheap embarrassment about higher potential, which this film sadly lacks. It stars two ageing boxers, Sylvester Stallone as Henry "Razor" Sharp and Robert De Niro as Billy "the Kid" McDonnen who both scored victories over each other during the early 1980's but a tie breaker was never realized.
I was hesitant to watch this and (I'm sure like most others) went in with very low expectations but Grudge Match surprised me with constant laughs, a story with heart and was ultimately way better than I thought it was going to be.Stallone and DeNiro do a great job as a pair of aging boxing rivals coaxed out of retirement to fight one final bout 30 years after their last match.
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.
This is a good movie with a good story and a solid cast that has one major flaw... The Wrong Guy Won!
It's strange. Stallone has actually been able to simplify and yet refine his roles as time has passed.
Grudge Match is the story of two well-aged retired boxers, who happen to hate each other for varying reasons, who get talked into fighting the rematch that was supposed to happen 30 years prior. I don't think I'm alone in saying that there were some seriously low expectations going into this one, but I must say, there are MANY redeeming qualities about this movie that made it a great watch.
Sylvester Stallone must really love boxing. After returning to the Rocky films this past decade, he once again enters the ring in Grudge Match.
Loved this movie for what it is. Funny, cheesy and nostalgic.
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