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 who rebounded in life after nearly being KO'd by drugs and crime.
It's audacious, it's fun, it's rowdy, and it's just twisted enough to always be interesting. Beyond that, it's one of the year's best acting showcases and likely to grab multiple Oscar nominations.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
17 Dec 2010
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A great boxing movie, a great film about family. Gritty, thrilling, inspirational. Deserves multiple Oscar nominations.
– Richard Roeper,
Richard Roeper.com,
17 Dec 2010
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The Fighter is so muscularly and tenderly good because it trains its eye on the matches that take place between kin.
– Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
17 Dec 2010
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Makes too many concessions to the Hollywood judges, pulls too many punches.
– Rick Groen,
Globe and Mail,
17 Dec 2010
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A flawed, frequently ludicrous but overwhelmingly likeable film, old-school to the core and none the worse for it.