Overview
Genre :
DramaRelease Date :
December 10, 2010 (Limited)MPAA Rating :
RDirector :
David O. RussellStarring :
Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo, Jack McGee, Dendrie Taylor, Jenna Lamia
REVIEWS RATE:
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“..unlike most boxing movies, the cruelest blows in The Fighter are internal..”
by David Ansen [Newsweek]
Review rate : A-
“..there's a certain predictability to The Fighter..”
“..there's a certain predictability to The Fighter..”
by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]
“..the best boxing movies aren't about the sport, but what happens outside the ropes..”
by Peter Debruge [Variety]
Review rate : B+
“..that are as much about overacting as acting..”
“..that are as much about overacting as acting..”
by James Verniere [Boston Herald]
“..something similar might be said about reviews of boxing pictures..”
by A.O. Scott [NY Times]
“..so good, so engrossing, for so long, that its failure to find an ending to match is perplexing..”
by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]
“..no run-of-the-mill underdog-makes-good story..”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
“..less about individual struggle than group validation..”
by J. Hoberman [Village Voice]
“..it's a rough-edged and proudly unpolished movie with a wealth of odd, funny details..”
by Dana Stevens [Slate]
“..initially feels like more of a near thing than the filmmakers anticipated, but as in boxing it's only the final decision that counts..”
by Kenneth Turan [LA Times]
“..in terms of structure and tone, as traditional as a left-right combo..”
by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
“..a whole is a punching bag stuffed with boxing clichés down to the tracking shots of Wahlberg jogging his way fit..”
by Amy Nicholson [Boxoffice Magazine]
