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The Fighter (2010)

The Fighter (2010)

David R. George III
Compact Movie Reviews

Mark Wahlberg delivers a quiet but strong performance as a Boston-area boxer hamstrung by his white-trash family. Melissa Leo and Amy Adams also shine, but Christian Bale excels as the drug-addled brother. Decently directed and with a good script, this film is destined for a number of Academy Award nominations, with Mr. Bale almost a certain winner.

***¼ (out of *****)

©2018 David R. George III

2010 • 1 HOUR, 56 MINUTES
THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY • RELATIVITY MEDIA • MANVILLE FILMS • CLOSEST TO THE HOLE PRODUCTIONS

STARRING
• MARK WAHLBERG, CHRISTIAN BALE, AMY ADAMS

ALSO STARRING
• MELISSA LEO

WRITTEN BY
• SCOTT SILVER AND PAUL TAMASY & ERIC JOHNSON (SCREENPLAY)
• KEITH DORRINGTON & PAUL TAMASY & ERIC JOHNSON (STORY)

DIRECTED BY
• DAVID O. RUSSELL

2010 ACADEMY AWARDS (2)
• BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: CHRISTIAN BALE
• BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: MELISSA LEO

ADDITIONAL 2010 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS (5)
• BEST PICTURE (LOST TO THE KING’S SPEECH)
• BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: AMY ADAMS (LOST TO MELISSA LEO FOR THE FIGHTER)
• BEST DIRECTOR: DAVID O. RUSSELL (LOST TO TOM HOOPER FOR THE KING’S SPEECH)
• BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (LOST TO THE KING’S SPEECH)
* BEST FILM EDITING (LOST TO THE SOCIAL NETWORK)

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