photo © 2002 Kristin Wall | more info (via: Wylio)As loyal MMOM readers will already know, I'm not a huge fan of sports movies. Not because of my like or dislike of a certain sport, but my belief that every good sports movie has already been made. Rarely does a sports movie come along that isn't ripping off a million others. Going in to most sports movies, one will already know the ending will be one of two things - a win or a loss - and most often it is a win. So now we have The Fighter starring Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, and Melissa Leo. Another boxing movie?! Being that Rocky is one of my all-time favorite films, the critic in me was ready to rip this to shreds. That introduction will hint at my discontent over this film. From watching the trailers, it did exactly what I expected and feared it would. There were two musical training montages. There was the press conference scene with two opponents facing off. There was the girl who loved the fighter, then didn't, then did. There were the disappointed looks after the "hero" loses a fight. It was like the director, David O. Russell, took pages from every boxing movie and made The Fighter out of them. Now to the pivotal question - is it still worth watching? I would argue yes - but not for the story, but instead for the acting. If this were the first boxing released, it would surely become one of the greatest films ever made. Everyone who acted in this movie did so whole-heartedly. Bale and Adams were Oscar worthy, and Wahlberg and Leo were also memorable. They made the most of what they were given, and despite it all feeling familiar, I didn't hate watching "it" all over again.
My final score would be a 6.5 out of 10. You'll get what you're expecting as long as you're expecting a well told, albeit run of the mill, boxing flick.
Family Take: Profanity, drug content, and some violence earn the film an R rating. It's not for kids.
If You Like The Fighter Try: I love Rocky as I mentioned, but if you want to see a great sports movie that isn't really a sports movie, see Clint Eastwood's best picture winning Million Dollar Baby.
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