The Fighter
A look at the early years of boxer "Irish" Micky Ward and his brother who helped train him before going pro in the mid '80s
Sure that the film follows a typical boxing rise-to-grace story, but what really sells this movie are the amazing performances by the cast especially Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale. It is not much of a boxing film as it is more about family and being your own person, to be able to step out of the shadow. Markie Mark gave a great performance, but it is Batman himself, Christian Bale that stole the entire movie with his extraordinary performances. Never seen an actor that is so committed to the role even by exchanging body types from completely skinny to completely buffed. Certainly one of my favorites of 2010.
4 and a half out of 5 stars
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