In their prime, Pittsburgh boxers Henry "Razor" Sharp (Sylvester Stallone) and Billy "The Kid" McDonnen (Robert De Niro) become rivals after two fights, one in which Kid beats Razor and one in which Razor beats Kid, the only defeats of their careers. Before they have a rematch, Razor announces his retirement without explanation, infuriating Kid and costing them a big payday.
Years later, Razor is low on money and working in a shipyard when he's visited by promoter Dante Slate, Jr. (Kevin Hart), who wants Razor to provide a motion capture performance for a video game. It was Slate's father whose shady business dealings ended up leaving Razor in dire financial straits. The soft-spoken Razor wants no part of this stunt. Kid, a showoff who runs a bar and a car dealership, is all for it."
Now this movie could have been a thousand times better especially since its basically Rocky vs. Raging Bull. Sadly the plot was slightly bad and there is a lack of good direction at times as well. Peter Segal is the director of movies like Get Smart, Tommy Boy, and a few others. This is not the kind of film that he is used to doing which isn't bad but he could have been tried harder. We have Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, Alan Arkin, Kevin Hart, Kim Basinger, Jon Bernthal and a few others. So a lack of talent is not the problem in the film, which brings me back to a predictable script. I wish it could have been slightly more serious at times but its understandable why they chose the direction to go in that they did. Don't get me wrong its still a good movie but it is not a strong movie, I recommened it if you like Sly or Robert De Niro plus if you like sport comedies.
2.5/5
Little Info
Slyvester Stallone played in the film Rocky in 1976 while Robert De Niro acted in the 1980 film Raging Bull
The scene in the meat locker is a homage to Rocky
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