
The Fighter is a drama about 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 on the verge of being KO'd by drugs and crime.... (Full plot summary below)
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The Fighter is a drama about 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 on the verge of being KO'd by drugs and crime.
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| Richard Roeper.comRichard RoeperA great boxing movie, a great film about family. Gritty, thrilling, inspirational. Deserves multiple Oscar nominations. |
| Aisle SeatMike McGranaghanThe film has an amazing ability to portray its main character's personal life with such authenticity that the boxing scenes become more than sport - they become a fight for life. |
| OK! MagazinePhil VillarrealSo convincing was Bale as a crackhead that I didn't even realize it was him until the end credits rolled. I expected the screen to read "Dicky.... Played by ACTUAL CRACKHEAD" |
| TheDivaReview.comDiva VelezA heartfelt script and outstanding turns by Bale, Leo and Adams make The Fighter a true knockout and a real Oscar contender. Perhaps after next February, it'll have another thing in common with Rocky, after all. |
| Christianity TodayAlissa WilkinsonDavid O. Russell's film bobs and weaves, dodges and dances and hits just enough to keep us from relying on the formulas lesser sports movies have taught us. |
| Salon.comAndrew O'HehirA movie so rousing, so real and so full of complicated emotions that it all feels brand-new. |
| Orlando SentinelRoger MooreThat rare film in which every performer in it leaves the viewer in awe. |
| Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenVirtually flawless performances and directorial execution render The Fighter one of the most thrilling movies of 2010. |
| EmpireAdam SmithAn exhilarating fight-flick that, like its scrappy central character, is impossible not to root for. |
| HollywoodChicago.comBrian TallericoIt's a movie that simply works. Is it great art? Not really. It's not ambitious enough to be called great art. But it is great entertainment. |