75
San Francisco Chronicle by Bob Graham
Totally involving.
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50
The New York Times by Dave Kehr
What the film resembles more than anything else is one of the miniature human-interest profiles that the networks have taken to inserting between the events in their Olympic coverage.
88
Philadelphia Inquirer by Desmond Ryan
Refreshingly gritty and hard-nosed.
80
Washington Post by Desson Thomson
If Southpaw leaves you hungry, this much is also true: The "food" was good in the first place.
63
New York Daily News by Jack Mathews
Less a complete story than a work-in-progress.
70
The small-town Irish feel of the movie is infectious, and McGrath uncovers some great supporting players.
60
If ever an English-language film needed English subtitles it's this.
50
Chicago Reader by Lisa Alspector
The ingenious if erratic slickness is disorienting and makes the movie more like drama than journalism.
40
Dallas Observer by Luke Y. Thompson
Be forewarned: The rural Irish accents may be incomprehensible to viewers who aren't accustomed to them.
70
Village Voice by Michael Atkinson
Barrett's trajectory is exciting, but his tribe is hilariously, dryly Irish about the experience.