Lowkey loved this.
I loved the story of a boxer struggling with his freakishly controlling family and his drug addicted brother.
Amy Addams plays a real character for once.
The cinematography is great, I love the parts where it emulates how a real boxing match is filmed.
But like....hell yeah dude, wtf.(Also watch my newest film who killed him? on Letterboxd https://boxd.it/XnDi )
The Fighter
Every dream deserves a fighting chance.
Rating
4.0 (2)
Release Date
12/10/2010Runtime
116 minsGenres
Overview
Boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO'd by drugs and crime.
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A gritty, emotionally turbulent rise-to-glory story grounded in messy family dynamics and the genuine cost of redemption. The boxing matches deliver adrenaline, but the film's real heart lies in watching two flawed brothers fight both opponents and each other.
Mood
HopefulDefiantTenseBittersweet
Themes
RedemptionFamilyAmbitionAddiction
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Steady
Look
NaturalisticHandheld
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Addiction
Mark Wahlberg
Micky Ward
Christian Bale
Dicky Eklund
Amy Adams
Charlene Fleming
Melissa Leo
Alice Ward
Mickey O'Keefe
Mickey O'Keefe
Jack McGee
George Ward
Melissa McMeekin
"Little Alice" Eklund
Bianca Hunter
Cathy "Pork" Eklund
Erica McDermott
Cindy "Tar" Eklund
Jill Quigg
Donna Eklund Jaynes
Dendrie Taylor
Gail "Red Dog" Eklund
Kate B. O'Brien
Phyllis "Beaver" Eklund
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