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The Fighter film review - page 1
Keywords: Film review
By 1112221222jdjeubcje on 08/04/2011
Level: A Level (Year 12) / AS Level
Page Number: 1 of 3 pages: 1 2 3Film review
“Coarse” and “intense”, are two words that very much back the corner of Mickey Ward (Mark Wahlberg). Maybe it’s something to do with Mickey’s troublesome brother and his drug addiction, or perhaps the ever growing number of fights lost. But it isn’t all doom and gloom, Wahlberg punches his way out of this Massachusetts ghetto and goes on to have some sort of a fairytale ending.
But while The Fighter, for the first hour or so, may seem to sway more towards a crime thriller, than a “feel good” sports/drama film, with Dickey (Christian Bale) having over 27 arrests alongside years of crack addiction. But beneath the foundations, it is impossible to discriminate the raw, moving qualities, many boxing films before this have lacked. The Fighter is directed to the highest of degrees, brilliantly constructed of rags-to-riches side by side with the infamous boxing cliché of hopes-and-dreams-hanging-on-one-big-fight.
In addition, this film is the most high-spirited, fanatical fun you are going to have at the cinemas this year. You have many boxing film images embedded into our memories, like Russell Crowe, fighting for his family in “Cinderella Man”, Will Smith’s accurate portrayal of the boastful Muhammad Ali, “You can’t hit what you can’t see...” To put it briefly, The Fighter was never going to be something other boxing films haven’t hit us with already. Which could be why O’ Russell’s masterpiece may seem less enticing than some of the earlier boxing films. For these reasons The Fighter proves that the boxing movie still has life, the movie also amplifies how much Bale has grown in his career. You can truly understand Bale’s efforts as the end credits scroll, O’ Russell adds real footage of Dickey Eklund and he is every bit, fidgety, and frighteningly intense as the man Bale portrays.
In my opinion, Bale has set the bar this year with his portrayal of Dickey Ward, I wouldn’t be surprised if he gets the Oscar nod, as he has always narrowly missed out on the trophy in his past stunning performances, of American Psycho and The Dark Night, could this represent a watershed in Christian Bales career? Bale’s past performances are no match for this show stopper in The Fighter, it seemed that he had hit a wall since The Dark Night. But it is refreshing to see that he can turn on a great performance when he wants to. Bale certainly
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