“Jawbone” (*1/2 out of four) was a strictly by-the-numbers mash-up of “Rocky”, “Southpaw”, and just about every other boxing movie about a down-on-his-luck former boxing champion (Jimmy Harris who also wrote this) who returns to his childhood boxing club for personal and professional redemption and one last round in the ring. Not even great character actors Ray Winstone and Ian McShane, and Harris’ solid lead performance, can enliven a story this tired. Features enough cliches and predictable plotting to make you feel punch-drunk.

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