Mark Wahlberg has had a lot of hit or miss movies. The Fighter is one of his hits. It is one of the best movies of the year and that is saying a lot with movies like Inception, Black Swan and The Kings Speech. It is an inspirational true story that follows the life of boxer Micky Ward (Mark Wahlberg) and his brother Dick Ecklund (Christian Bale). Micky is a boxer who has always dreamed of becoming world champ but has had a series of bad fights set up by his mother and brother. Dicky is former boxer that turned crack addict who still tries to live in his minute of fame when he knocked down Sugar Ray Lenard and his mother (Melissa Leo) is unwilling to accept see it so Micky takes the brunt of his mothers neglect. He finds redemption through a bartender named Charlene (Amy Adams) until his family threatens to tear itself apart with his apparent betrayal and this could derail his dream of one day becoming world champion. The Fighter deals with some serious issues such as drug use and serious family dysfunction and for that reason, as well as extensive swearing, is rated R but for the adults out there this is a must see movie. It will have you jumping up and down in your seats and cheering with every punch. The one problem with the movie is that there is no specific main character. Micky Ward is supposed to be the main character but he is out performed by his supporting cast of Christian Bale and Melissa Leo who both won Oscars for their performances. Amy Adams also steals the spotlight from Wahlberg with her not type casted role. Normally Adams plays the innocent good girl but here she goes against her usual image to be a hardened bartender who deals with drunks on a daily basis and it earned her an Oscar nomination. The Fighter will keep you on the edge of your seat all the way through on an emotional rollercoaster and realistic fights.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
The Fighter
Mark Wahlberg has had a lot of hit or miss movies. The Fighter is one of his hits. It is one of the best movies of the year and that is saying a lot with movies like Inception, Black Swan and The Kings Speech. It is an inspirational true story that follows the life of boxer Micky Ward (Mark Wahlberg) and his brother Dick Ecklund (Christian Bale). Micky is a boxer who has always dreamed of becoming world champ but has had a series of bad fights set up by his mother and brother. Dicky is former boxer that turned crack addict who still tries to live in his minute of fame when he knocked down Sugar Ray Lenard and his mother (Melissa Leo) is unwilling to accept see it so Micky takes the brunt of his mothers neglect. He finds redemption through a bartender named Charlene (Amy Adams) until his family threatens to tear itself apart with his apparent betrayal and this could derail his dream of one day becoming world champion. The Fighter deals with some serious issues such as drug use and serious family dysfunction and for that reason, as well as extensive swearing, is rated R but for the adults out there this is a must see movie. It will have you jumping up and down in your seats and cheering with every punch. The one problem with the movie is that there is no specific main character. Micky Ward is supposed to be the main character but he is out performed by his supporting cast of Christian Bale and Melissa Leo who both won Oscars for their performances. Amy Adams also steals the spotlight from Wahlberg with her not type casted role. Normally Adams plays the innocent good girl but here she goes against her usual image to be a hardened bartender who deals with drunks on a daily basis and it earned her an Oscar nomination. The Fighter will keep you on the edge of your seat all the way through on an emotional rollercoaster and realistic fights.
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