Based on a true story and winner of two Academy Awards The Fighter tells the story of Micky Ward (Mark Wahlberg) an American welterweight boxer, who is being managed by his mother Alice Ward (Oscar winner Melissa Leo) and trained by his older brother Dicky Eklund (Oscar winner Christian Bale). Micky is a talented boxer who believes his brother Dicky is working on getting him a good chance at the world championship. However at the same time Dicky is getting paid to film a documentary on drugs for HBO and he thinks it is a movie about his return.
Dicky is a former boxer who gained popularity after taking Sugar Ray Leonard to the 10th round.
The Fighter is an outstanding movie of its kind made in 2010 but with a dated sort of picture to emphasize middle 80’s and early 90’s, performance of Christian Bale makes you doubt who is the main character, as his putting on a massive thug accent, faces and he even lost thirty pounds to incorporate the most realistic character. Certainly if you are not convinced of Christian Bale’s acting skills this is a movie to change your mind.
In general the movie has got strong adult scenes with drug use, sex and domestic violence. It is a realistic movie that has you wanting to know more about the characters and the storyline you feel like you know the people by the end and feel for their situation.
- Rafael Paterno
References:
1. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0964517/trivia?ref_=tt_ql_2
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fighter
3. http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2011/01/21/3118312.htm
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