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Grudge Match (2013)
Directed by Peter Segal
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Overview
A pair of aging boxing rivals are coaxed out of retirement to fight one final bout—30 years after their last match.
Rated PG-13 | Length 113 minutes
Actors
Robert De Niro | Sylvester Stallone | Alan Arkin | Jon Bernthal | Kevin Hart | Ireland Baldwin | Kim Basinger | LL Cool J | Judd Lormand | Nicole Andrews | Han Soto | Griff Furst | Don Lake | Camden Gray | Carrie Lazar | John L. Armijo | Todd Truley | Rowan Joseph | Michael Buffer | Macsen Lintz | Joey Diaz | Paul Ben-Victor | Kenneth Kynt Bryan | Matthew Rimmer | Yohance Myles | Larry Morgan | Jai Stefan | Frank Pesce | Greg Plitt | Mykel Shannon Jenkins | Dane Rhodes | Bonnie Hellman | Larry Merchant | Anthony Anderson | Mike Tyson | Evander Holyfield | B.J. Guyer
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/11/2024 | TV | DVD | Owned | 6.5 stars |
| (Average) 6.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Much better than expected given the premise. Solid dramedy with everyone committed to the story with some quality humor (I laughed a few times). Cast is great especially Alan Arkin who seemed to be reprising his character from Freebie & the Bean. A lot of heart despite the absurdity of the plot. Can’t even imagine how dangerous it would be to put two people in the ring at their ages (De Niro was 70 and Stallone 67 during the year of release). That was on my mind often during the training and boxing scenes which kept me from fully enjoying the film. Even if I trained for a year I wouldn’t be able to do what they do but hey that’s movie magic right?
Nice seeing Kim Basinger again. She has good chemistry with Stallone. Also amusing how they apparently use some b roll or outtakes from their old boxing movies for the intro. At least that’s what it looks like. Curious if that’s how it was pitched to them.
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