Warrior: Another Great Fighting Movie
December 26th, 2011
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5 out of 5 grinds
Warrior, directed by Gavin O’Connor, is a great story about two fighters’ rise to success. Like The Fighter (with Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale), Warrior is a based on a true story about two brothers (played by Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton) and fighting. Unlike The Fighter, Warrior is about MMA (mixed martial arts) and the brothers are both going for the title.
The story was good. It kept me interested throughout. It’s hard to comment further without ruining the movie. Let me just say that the brothers fight through personal and professional adversity to find their way to the big-time.
The fight scenes were great. They were realistic and entertaining. Usually I do not see many body-slams or power-bombs in the real MMA, but it is expected that the director would liven up the action a bit like they do in boxing films. Real heavyweight boxing matches are much more boring the fight scenes in Rocky. The shooting of the fight scenes was also real. It was like watching a real MMA fight from home because they seemed to use the same production that is used to televise the bouts.
The acting was great. Jennifer Morrison, most famous for her role on the show House was very convincing as one of the fighter’s wife. Nick Nolte also shines as the fighters’ alcoholic father.
This movie reminded me a lot of The Fighter because they are both great movies about fighting. The MMA action of Warrior made it a bit more exciting than the boxing of The Fighter. Even at over 2 hours long, both kept me interested in the story and not watching the clock. Warrior, like The Fighter is a great movie and I highly recommend it.
~RC