An amazing movie, Christian Bale deserves his Oscar

Rating: 9/10 (11 August 2016)

I sat down with high expectations to view to this movie, partly because of Christian Bale's Academy Award and of David O. Russell's direction, and I wasn't disappointed.
Christian Bale totally deserves his supporting actor Oscar and I think he should've also received it for his stunning acting in Brad Anderson's The Machinist. Mark Wahlberg's performance is quite shy near Bale's, but it's also great. David O. Russell's direction is amazing. It's clearly seen that Darren Aronofsky's participation as an executive producer gave a lot for this production. The cinematography is stunning. Hoyte van Hoytema is one of the best cinematographer of all time, beside Wally Phister, Roger Deakins and Emmanuel Lubeczki.
There aren't any weak points of this drama. The story is complete and entertaining. This film is definitely worth a watch. It is in the best fighting/boxing based movies of the 21st century, among Clint Eastwood Million Dollar Baby, Darren Aronofsky's THe Wrestler and Gavin O'Connor's Warrior.
10/10