moviesfanclub

Micky Ward (Wahlberg) is a boxer. He is managed by his chain smoking mother (Leo) and trained by his crack-head brother Dicky (Bale).  After years of being the meal ticket for other boxers he finally has to choose between the champion he could be and the family dining out on his mediocrity. Obviously The Fighter is not breaking new ground here. Rocky set the precedence for underdog boxing movies then Raging Bull threw in the “based on a true story” towel. When you consider the problems The Fighter had in production it appears the majority of Hollywood feels the same. Scorsese wouldn’t take the script (why usurp his own throne?) and Aronofsky left mid-production to make Black Swan. The project finally fell into the lap of David O. Russell at Bale’s request. The Fighter appears to be a case of life imitating Art, the underdog battling for his shot at the championship. So was it really worth all the effort? In short: Yes. The fight scenes look fantastic and recreate the actual bouts using