Written by Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson
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I may not be an avid sports fan (aside from professional wrestling), but I love a sports movie. I figured “The Fighter” would be more of a character piece or straight drama than a sports movie, but I was wrong. Either way, I’m sure David O. Russel would have done a good job. This is a great film.
The film follows “Irish” Micky Ward through difficulty with his family, finding love, and rising up the ranks of professional boxing. His brother, the once great Dicky Eklund, is now addicted to crack and doing a poor job of training Micky. When Dicky gets arrested, Micky takes the opportunity to seek new management, leading him to an impressive series of victories.
Sports movies are fun because they give you somebody to clearly root for, and a contest to root for them in. They give you a clearly defined climax and winner. I was very excited by the climatic fight of this film, and even raised my arms in celebrating Micky’s victory. How can you not? It’s exciting. Great film.
9/10
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