Quick Flick Review: Southpaw

Antoine Fuqua's Southpaw basically plays like a reworking of Sylvester Stallone's Rocky III: boxing champ loses both his title and a member of his family and mounts a comeback with an unconventional trainer.

The film unabashedly wears its heart on its sleeve, but it is engaging and offers solid performances from both Jake Gyllenhaal and Forest Whitaker.

The real star, however, is 13-year-old Oona Laurence, who more or less breaks your heart every time she appears on screen. Grade: B