David O. Russell directs Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale in their absolute best performances and roles to date in the boxing bio-pic The Fighter.
Based on the lives of rising and fallen boxer brothers, Micky Ward & Dicky Eklund, the film seamlessly blends boxing and character arcs to appease fans of stories and sports. The Fighter never really gets too emotionally heavy, as most dramas in this genres would, but plays everything more naturally in doing so makes it even better. With the help by some definitive performances from Melissa Leo and Amy Adams, as well, the film excels above it's predictability.
3½ Sugar Ray rejections out of 5
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