Zwei vom alten Schlag (2013)

Zwei vom alten Schlag: Directed by Peter Segal. With Jim Lampley, Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, Rich Little. A pair of aging boxing rivals are coaxed out of retirement to fight one final bout, thirty years after their last match.

“Sylvester Stallone must really love boxing. After returning to the Rocky films this past decade, he once again enters the ring in Grudge Match. But the smart thing here is that heu0026#39;s kind of poking fun at himself. Instead of trying to play a younger boxer which wouldnu0026#39;t be realistic anymore at his age, he plays a retired boxer who really is old this time around.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe story focuses on a rivalry between two boxers who fought each other a couple of times 30 years ago, winning one fight apiece. Naturally, that situation calls for a u0026quot;rubber matchu0026quot; to decide the true winner. But it never happened. Hostility remains between the two guys 3 decades later though. Stallone plays Henry u0026quot;Razoru0026quot; Sharp and Robert De Niro plays Billy u0026quot;The Kidu0026quot; McDonnen. When the two both arrive on set for a computer-simulated video game that will use their likenesses, they engage in a physical altercation which soon goes viral for all the world to see. This prompts a desire to see the two of them in the ring together once again.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eKevin Hart plays the loud-mouth promoter who puts the fight on. He plays the same type of character he always plays, but still very funny nonetheless. The same goes for a funny Alan Arkin as Stalloneu0026#39;s trainer who also plays the same type of character that he always does. So thereu0026#39;s nothing truly unique about the movie, but it doesnu0026#39;t take itself too seriously and thatu0026#39;s kind of a good thing. It focuses on the funny for the most part, but also adds some depth to the characters when it shows the struggles theyu0026#39;re having in their personal lives. Thatu0026#39;s part of the reason they agree to do the fight… along with a genuine grudge the two still have between each other after all these years. Some of the jokes can be lame at times, but there are some good zingers here and there when seeing the two old guys poke fun at each other. And the fight at the end of the film is done well and worth waiting for.”