Review: The Fighter

The Fighter (2011)

Director David O Russell

One of the big award contendors during the last award season, The Fighter would enevitably be a let down after all the hype but thankfully its not too much of a let down! Central to the films sucess is a superb performance from Christian Bale (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight) which fully deserves his Oscar for best supporting actor. Infact the acting in the film is by far the films saving grace is the performances, otherwise the film coulds of spiralled into insignificance. Mark Wahlberg (Planet of the Apes, The Lovely Bones) allows Bale to have his moments in the spotlight with a reserved leading man performance and Amy Adams (Enchanted, Night At The Museum 2) proves she can actually act and stand up against some of the bigger serious actors around. The problem with the film is in general the story holds no interest for me which is a shame but it still managed to hold my attention throughout the film which is too its credit but it still has done nothing to convince me that the boxing movie is one i should be watching.

6 out of 10