05-23-2011, 10:51 AM
Cleverly by naming the film "The Fighter" you don't know which fighter the movie is supposed to be about. It could be about the troubles of Dickie Ecklund, the man who fought Sugar Ray Leonard and then had his life spiral out of control. Or it could be about fighter Mickey Ward, Dickie's half-brother who also fights. You could make a strong case for Dickie. Played by Christian Bale, he's the most compelling character in the film because he gets to play a stoned out of his mind crack head and all those resultant quirks. Bale did win the academy award for his role. Wahlberg for his part is mostly mono-syllabic for his part. He barely speaks. spends a lot of time on the periphery of scenes. Even in the ring, he's the guy getting punched for most of the fight.
It's also a big story about family dysfunction. The mom is hateable which is why she won the academy award for her portrayal. there were a lot of good portrayals in this film. Amie Adams who plays Wahlberg girlfriend, does a great job as Mickey's take no shit partner.
The story was very predictable. It's fight movie so what do you expect to happen at the end? It's about redemption so you can guess who gets redeemed. It was a fine film for a Sunday movie.
And I'm no Mo, but Wahlberg did look really good. He came off very convincingly as a fighter. That four years of training really paid off.
It's also a big story about family dysfunction. The mom is hateable which is why she won the academy award for her portrayal. there were a lot of good portrayals in this film. Amie Adams who plays Wahlberg girlfriend, does a great job as Mickey's take no shit partner.
The story was very predictable. It's fight movie so what do you expect to happen at the end? It's about redemption so you can guess who gets redeemed. It was a fine film for a Sunday movie.
And I'm no Mo, but Wahlberg did look really good. He came off very convincingly as a fighter. That four years of training really paid off.
So much for the flickr badge idea. Dammit