I am not interested in sport, i'm not interested in films about sport (even if they are inspirational like the new sort of genre that seems to have taken a place in film makers hearts) and i'm most definitley not interested in boxing. However, I am interested in supposedly brilliant films, and i'm also interested in the oscar runners, and it is in these categories that The Fighter fits.
The storyline follows two brothers. One, (Dickie, played by a brilliant Christian Bale) a former boxer and a crack addict who is training his younger brother Mickey (Mark Wahlberg) to become a renowned boxer that he never was. I expected the sort of film that centers on something like the boxing, but is actually a story and a film of relationships, and to an extent it is. A slow start but Christian Bale is brilliant as the eccentric Dickie, and Mark Wahlberg plays his best role in a while, fighting convincingly and playing the younger quieter character extremely well. But I have to say, it is in the moments where Mickey is in the ring fighting that are the most entertaining and joyfully real. Wahlberg truly built himself up to the stance of a boxer and is brilliant in the ring.
Definitley worth a watch, Bale most definitley stands a chance of getting best supporting actor, however,as a film, not as good as the Kings Speech. In its own right, a very good film.
4/5
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