The Fighter

Unrated

12/10/20101h 56m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

~ Every dream deserves a fighting chance. ~

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.

Director:

David O. Russell

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$25,000,000.00

Revenue:

$129,190,869.00

Key words:

sports
irish-american
boxer
biography
family business
dysfunctional family
family conflict
hometown
boxing trainer
crack addict
lowell massachusetts
jumping rope
shadow boxing
boxing
boxer hero
professional athlete
black sheep
devoted girlfriend
local hero

Cast

Mark Wahlberg

~ as ~

Micky Ward

Christian Bale

~ as ~

Dicky Eklund

Amy Adams

~ as ~

Charlene Fleming

Melissa Leo

~ as ~

Alice Ward

Mickey O'Keefe

~ as ~

Mickey O'Keefe

Jack McGee

~ as ~

George Ward

Melissa McMeekin

~ as ~

"Little Alice" Eklund

Bianca Hunter

~ as ~

Cathy "Pork" Eklund

Erica McDermott

~ as ~

Cindy "Tar" Eklund

Jill Quigg

~ as ~

Donna Eklund Jaynes

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Reviews (2)

KA
Kenneth Axel Carlsson
Written 10 year(s) ago
7.5
Two brothers. Two fighters. One has had his time and his now a junkie - Dicky (Christian Bale), and the other is in the shape of his life, with his career ahead of him - Micky (Mark Wahlberg). The two love eachother, but one is on his way up, and the other is on his way down. Lets just say, it is not without problems. This is based on a true story, btw, and we see the two brothers by the credits (lovely idea, and also shows us how true the actors are to the real brothers).

The story is centered around Micky, but we also get a lot of insight into his crazy family, which consists of a mad and devoted mother (Melissa Leo), a hundred sisters and of course, the father who is just trying to survive in the ocean of women. They all mean well, but damn, I am glad my family is different from them.

I've never (big word in this case, but still) been a big David O. Russell fan. His movies has been a little too... fancy for my liking, and with a weird sense of humor (seriously, I've never understood what why everyone liked Silver Linings Playbook). However, this one really took me by the heart and flipped me around. It is a very emotional story, and the fact that it's a true story, only makes it so much better. Also, the actors are great, especially the two brothers, Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale. They have enough contrasts between them to make it really interesting.

Last words... forget the boxing matches. They are ok, but its the story between the brothers that is the real story here. I mean... that last scene with the two being interviewed... that got me so bad. It is a predictable story, but really, I can forgive that, since the rest is so good.
AG
Andres Gomez
Written 10 year(s) ago
8
A really good movie like you don't easily find lately.

Great story, without getting into getting cheesy and great cat. Specially remarkable Christian Bale and Amy Adams but they all perform superb.

Just waiting for the second part ...